WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Fatty liver disease is when too much fat builds up in the liver. The liver is the body’s filter. It helps clean your blood, store energy and process ...

This worrying problem isn't caused by alcohol consumption and could lead to severe damage if changes aren't implemented.

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Using a liver stiffness measurement to screen for liver fibrosis in patients with type 2 diabetes could help identify those at an increased risk of all-cause mortality. While liver stiffness ...

NHANES 2017–2018 elastography data (n=4102) linked to mortality showed 59 deaths over ~24 months; decedents were older and more likely to have diabetes. MASLD (CAP ≥274 dB/m) with diabetes carried ...

A research team affiliated with UNIST has made a significant discovery explaining why liver cancers associated with obesity and metabolic disorders tend to be more aggressive and less responsive to ...

Medical imaging contains a veritable wealth of information that is often missed. One way this can change is for patients to ask their doctors what more they can learn from their image results.

Shear wave liver elastography testing is now available at Avita Health System Ontario Hospital. The newly acquired imaging helps detect and monitor chronic liver diseases such as hepatic fibrosis, ...

Liver ultrasound is a safe, non-invasive imaging test that helps doctors check liver structure, fat levels, and tissue ...

Seeing the words “fatty liver” on an ultrasound report can be unsettling. Fatty liver, called MASLD (Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease), means excess fat has built up in liver ...

New molecular insights into the link between hepatocellular carcinoma and intratumoral fibrosis could lead to better ...

A cross-sectional study found women with multiple cardiometabolic risk factors may face disproportionately higher odds of clinically significant liver fibrosis than men with similar profiles. The ...