MUSKEGON, Mich. -- It's known to many as the silent epidemic - a viral infection that spreads through blood contact and affects an estimated 3.5 million people nationwide. According to experts, half ...

Once almost exclusively seen in older adults, fatty liver disease, which can be fatal if untreated, is now one of the world’s ...

This article is brought to you by Our Lady of the Angels. An innovative non-invasive technology at Our Lady of the Angels is helping doctors better detect liver problems, leading to earlier treatment ...

WEBVTT WOMAN'S DOCTOR. MINDY: WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS A PROCEDURE CALLED A FIBROSCAN OF THE LIVER. IT'S NON-INVASIVE SIMILAR TO AN ULTRASOUND. IT MEASURES THE DEGREE OF SCARRING, OR FIBROSIS, ON THE ...

BALTIMORE (KFSN) -- Thirty million Americans, or one in 10, have some form of liver disease. It could be scarring from a hepatitis C infection, cirrhosis or even liver cancer. Doctors are now using a ...

This milestone opens a path for FibroScan ® to ultimately replace liver biopsy for patient enrollment and treatment response assessment in MASH drug development WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 8, 2025 ...

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Echosens, a high-technology company offering the FibroScan family of products, is pleased to announce that FibroScan has been added to the US Defense Logistics ...

The hepatitis C infection can inflame and damage your liver. Damage starts when scar tissue called fibrosis builds up in this organ. As fibrosis gets worse, scar tissue takes the place of healthy ...

Rodney Reamer is a hairstylist who is easing back into work. Thirty years of battling hepatitis C took its toll. "I knew something was eventually going to happen to my liver. It just depended on when.

Experts say about one in 10 Americans have some form of liver disease like hepatitis, cirrhosis or cancer.Many of those patients would have to undergo a core needle biopsy procedure, which is invasive ...