The liver, located in the upper right side of the abdomen, is the body’s largest organ and one of the most important. The liver performs hundreds of vital functions, including converting nutrients ...

Cirrhosis of the liver is a chronic and progressive disease in which healthy liver cells are slowly replaced by scar tissue, severely impairing vital liver functions such as detoxification, hormone ...

While chronic liver disease can be very serious, early treatment and new healthy lifestyle habits can help many people avoid severe liver damage. Some experts add an additional stage for a healthy ...

Roughly 1 in 3 adults has metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD. A doctor outlines how to detect and slow the condition early.

Excessive sugar consumption can overwhelm your liver, leading to fat accumulation, inflammation, insulin resistance, and ...

Doctors have now used a gene-edited pig liver to keep a human alive, not as a thought experiment in a lab but as a real ...

Q: What is fatty liver disease? How do I know if I have it, and what can I do about it? A: Fatty liver disease is a condition in which normal tissue in the liver is replaced by fat. About one in five ...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with risk factors like obesity, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes. Recent research has also linked a fatty liver to hypothyroidism. Excess fat in the ...

What Is a Liver Ultrasound? A liver ultrasound is a type of abdominal ultrasound, an imaging test that uses high-frequency sound waves to create pictures of the organs and structures in your abdomen, ...

When I was at school, I contracted viral hepatitis, despite never having done any of the things – sharing needles, getting tattooed or having multiple sexual partners – that are the usual risk factors ...

Liver cancer, primarily hepatocellular carcinoma, originates in the liver, with hepatitis B and C as major risk factors. Diagnosis involves physical exams, blood tests, imaging, and possibly biopsy to ...

A pyogenic liver abscess is a pus-filled sac in the liver that occurs due to infection or injury. Treatment involves antibiotics to address the infection. Drainage may also be necessary to help ...