Simultaneous screening for liver fibrosis during retinal scanning shows promise as a novel pathway for detecting advanced liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). International guidelines ...
Selective rather than widespread testing is needed People with chronic liver disease are often diagnosed at a late stage, ...
A glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) test measures the levels of the enzyme AST in the blood to assess liver health. Numbers over 50 for cisgender males and ...
A liver elastography is an imaging test that doctors use to diagnose liver scarring, known as fibrosis. Scarred liver tissue is thicker and less flexible than healthy liver tissue, and it prevents the ...
Doctors can diagnose fatty liver disease, now called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), using blood tests that measure serum liver enzyme levels. Elevated enzyme levels ...
People with blood type A may have a higher chance of autoimmune liver disease, while type B seems safer. Autoimmune liver problems happen when the immune system attacks the liver. Early check-ups, ...
Tetrachloroethylene exposure from everyday products increases liver fibrosis odds by 300%. The EPA restricted the chemical ...
A Common Chemical is 'Raising Some Alarms' for Liver Doctors. And It's Already in Your House. WHEN YOU THINK about the major ...
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: SuperSonic Imagine (Paris:SSI) (Euronext: SSI, FR0010526814), a company specializing in ultrasound medical imaging, announced today that it ...
Journal of Community Health, Vol. 35, No. 3 (June 2010), pp. 325-335 (11 pages) Asian Americans, compared with other racial/ethnic groups, are disproportionately affected by Hepatitis B disease. The ...