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I’ll never forget the look on the resident’s face when she entered our hospital room with the attending physician. At that moment we were informed our perfect baby had Biliary Atresia.

Liver Cancer The American Liver Foundation presents this compelling story of caregiver Menchie Garcia who suffered the loss of her husband, […]

A biopsy of my liver revealed that I was suffering from PBC. I was given medication to help slow the progression of the disease.

Donald Melillo participated in the evaluation of research applications submitted to the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program's (CDMRP) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP).

The American Liver Foundation presents “Liver Cancer & the Underserved” as part of the 2021 Liver Cancer Conference presented by Dr. Robert Wong.

On Mother’s Day weekend, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Leading up to my double mastectomy, I had to have a series of blood work done. That’s where they discovered my elevated liver enzymes.

Collagen stiffens around the tissue like it is supposed to in a healthy liver but, inflammation can cause even more collagen to be deposited, leading to more stiffening. This is how fibrosis develops.

Because of the high prevalence of HBV in Africa, the risk-based guidelines from the CDC recommend that individuals born in Africa or the US with at least one African-born parent be prioritized for hepatitis B testing.

Cirrhosis is where your liver is severely scarred and permanently damaged. Cirrhosis is caused by many forms of liver disease.

African Americans experience disparities at each phase along the spectrum of chronic liver disease.

As an infant I was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia, underwent the Kasai procedure, and had my gallbladder removed.

My liver was in trouble. I learned that the ducts from the liver that deliver bile to the intestines had become damaged. There was a good possibility my liver would eventually fail.