Fatty liver disease, medically called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), affects millions globally. Around one in four adults worldwide has this hidden condition. Many ...

Over the past decade, the rate of deaths due to chronic liver disease has jumped from 10.5 per 100,000 people in the U.S. in 2014 to 14.4 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to data from the ...

The U.S. death rate from alcohol-related liver disease roughly doubled over two decades and was exacerbated by the pandemic, with women, young adults and Indigenous people experiencing the sharpest ...

A patient death in a CRISPR trial halts gene editing studies, raising critical safety questions. What this means for the ...

Recent news has highlighted the decline in cancer deaths in the United States, and while it is good news that death rates for some of the most common forms of cancer have dropped, the news does not ...

A comprehensive study from Karolinska Institutet shows that people with fatty liver disease have almost twice the mortality rate of the general population. They have an increased risk of dying from ...

MASH significantly contributes to increased deaths and DALYs in the Americas, necessitating targeted public health policies. Despite declining hepatitis B-related liver disease, mortality from alcohol ...

More Wisconsin residents are dying from liver diseases that result from consuming too much alcohol, an analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows. Between 2019 and 2023, deaths ...

The FDA is warning healthcare professionals about escalated risks associated with Intercept Pharmaceuticals’ liver drug, Ocaliva, after 19 patients died while taking it. While the cause of death ...