Dr Eric Berg says there are clues in your feet you could have liver problems
If you experience any of these signs it is worth speaking to your GP for advice. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Here's why Tufts Medicine launched a new liver transplant program in 2023
A new liver transplant program at Tufts Medical Center opened its doors to both new patients and new revenue streams in 2023. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - December 31, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Cassie McGrath Source Type: news

A change in the way wine and coffee tastes could be warning sign for killer disease
Liver and pancreas surgeon Dr Mark Fraiman said changes to your taste don't necessarily mean you have pancreatic cancer, but you should always see your doctor for an examination. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pharmacist issues warning over taking certain painkiller after alcohol
This combination could lead to liver damage, an expert warned. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Aching pain on one side of the body could signal fatty liver disease
This symptom could be easily dismissed as just a stomach ache or indigestion. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cambridgeshire mum saves her toddler's life through liver transplant
The mum says she would have done anything possible to save her little boy's life. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Radiology leadership changes to begin in the new year
2024 will see term beginnings for newly appointed radiology chairs.University of WisconsinIn December, the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health named Scott Reeder, MD, PhD, chair of the department of radiology. Reeder's term becomes effective in early 2024, according to UW.Reeder has been faculty at UW-Madison since 2005 and previously served as director of the clinical magnetic resonance imaging fellowship, chief of MRI, chief of sectional cardiovascular imaging, and senior vice chair of research. As director of the UW Liver Imaging Research Program, Reeder leads work on the technical developm...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 22, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Source Type: news

PET/CT scans ‘crucial’ in patients with NK/T-cell lymphoma
PET/CT has significant advantages over conventional methods for lesion detection and staging in patients with natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, according to a study published December 18 in Heliyon.In a retrospective analysis, a team in Taiyuan, China, found that F-18 FDG-PET/CT was superior for analyzing imaging manifestations of NK/T-cell lymphoma and suggested that the scans can improve treatment plans for patients.“F-18 FDG-PET/CT scanning is crucial in identifying tumor lesions, determining staging, and devising treatment strategies for individuals diagnosed with NK/T-cell lymphoma,” wrote lead author Huixia Geng, M...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 22, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Radiation Oncology/Therapy Source Type: news

LI-RADS shows low NPV in per-patient liver tumor assessment
Per-patient grouping for liver tumor status based on LI-RADS and treatment response shows low negative predictive value (NPV) in detecting residual or untreated tumors, according to research published December 19 in Radiology.  A team led by Omar Hassan, MD, from the University of California, San Francisco studied hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients who underwent local-regional therapy followed by liver transplant. The team found that per-patient stratification of tumor status at either pretransplant CT or MRI based on the LI-RADS version 2018 treatment response algorithm showed low NPV in this area. “The relativel...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 20, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: MRI Abdominal Imaging Source Type: news

Experimental Drug Could Be Big Advance Against Kidney Disease
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 -- Early results from a trial of a new kidney disease medication show it significantly reduces levels of a urine marker of kidney damage. The experimental drug -- called BI 690517 for now -- cut levels of the liver protein... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

6 Myths About IBD, Debunked
Michelle Pickens’ symptoms escalated in college. At the time, she was throwing up at least once a day, and experiencing frequent nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and constipation. Juggling classes with work at a design studio became an extreme exercise in perseverance. She knew in her gut that something was wrong. Yet three different doctors “wrote it off as stress,” says Pickens, now 32, who lives in Annapolis, Md. Lab work and procedures to see inside her gastrointestinal tract showed nothing abnormal. “No one wanted to dig deeper,” she recalls. In a final act of desperation, Pickens sa...
Source: TIME: Health - December 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lindsay Lyon Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Should I worry about my gut microbiome?
It ’s often overlooked and left to its own devices, but should you listen to your gut more, or is it listening to you? Here’s what the science saysUntil fairly recently, the idea of listening to your gut was mostly metaphorical. The heart, lungs and liver are important to keep in good shape. But the stomach, intestines and colon? Surely they just keep chugging along, processing whatever you put into them, occasionally objecting, but basically doing their job.Well, not quite. Over the last five years or so, evidence has been piling up that the huge community of microorganisms – bacteria, viruses and fungi – that liv...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 17, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Joel Snape Tags: Life and style Health & wellbeing Microbiology Science Source Type: news

Study Looks at Alcohol Intake, Mortality Link in Steatotic Liver Disease
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 -- For individuals with steatotic liver disease (SLD) at low risk for advanced fibrosis, there is a nonlinear association between alcohol consumption and mortality, with increased risk at or above consumption of 7.4 g/day,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Science ’s 2023 Breakthrough of the Year: Weight loss drugs with a real shot at fighting obesity
Show / hide sections navigation 2023 Breakthrough of the Year Runners-up Breakdowns Video Obesity plays out as a private struggle and a public health crisis. In the United States, about 70% of adults are affected by excess weight, and in Europe that number is more than half. The stigma against fat can be crushing; its risks, life-threatening. Defined as a body mass index of at least 30, obesity is thought to power type 2 diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, fatty liver disease, and certain cancers. Yet drug treatments...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news