The liver is a vital organ that carries out more than 500 bodily functions. These include converting food into energy and removing toxins from the blood. Therefore any damage to the liver can have a devastating and lasting impact. Liver disease is one such example of this, which if left untreated, can result in liver … Read more
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin state Assembly passed a bill Thursday that would unlock $125 million to help municipalities and landowners cope with pollution from so-called forever chemicals. But Gov. Tony Evers isn’t on board. The Senate passed the Republican-authored legislation in November. The Assembly followed suit with a 61-35 vote on Thursday, the chamber’s … Read more
LAS VEGAS — A Nevada jury has awarded about $130 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by five people who suffered liver damage after drinking bottled water marketed by a Las Vegas-based company before the product was recalled from store shelves in 2021. The Clark County District Court jury awarded more than $30 million … Read more
Surgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood, a step toward eventually trying the technique in patients with liver failure. The University of Pennsylvania announced the novel experiment Thursday, a different spin on animal-to-human organ transplants. In this case, the pig liver was used outside the … Read more
Health experts have released a warning to watch out for the signs of a silent killer disease that 1 in 10 Brits suffer from. Liver damage, a result of obesity and heavy drinking, leads to higher death rates from liver diseases and cancers. The British Liver Trust, after scanning 2,000 people on high streets across … Read more