A comprehensive study from the Karolin Institutet shows that people with fatty liver disease have almost twice the mortality rate in the general population. According to research, published in the study have an increased risk of death both because of liver disease and common diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. It is estimated that […]
When five-year-old Ezra Toczek of Alden, New York, struggled with complications from progressive liver disease, his former kindergarten teacher, Carissa Fisher, became an unlikely hero. The 21-year-old teacher and member of the United States Air Force selflessly donated part of her liver, giving Ezra a second chance at life. The life-saving transplant was performed by […]