loader image
Thursday, October 30, 2025
66.4 F
McAllen
- Advertisement -

Transplants for alcohol-related liver inflammation

Translate to Spanish or other 102 languages!

liver condition rose significantly during the pandemic. Image for illustration purposes.
Registrations for the national organ transplant waiting list related to alcoholic hepatitis as well as the number of deceased donor liver transplants for the inflammatory liver condition rose significantly during the pandemic. Image for illustration purposes.

Mega Doctor News

- Advertisement -

By Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan

Newswise — Registrations for the national organ transplant waiting list related to alcoholic hepatitis as well as the number of deceased donor liver transplants for the inflammatory liver condition rose significantly during the pandemic, Michigan Medicine researchers found.

Both measures exceeded their predicted volume by more than 50 percent — and both were associated with increasing alcohol sales.

- Advertisement -

“While we cannot confirm causality, this study provides evidence for an alarming increase in alcoholic hepatitis associated with known increases in alcohol misuse during COVID-19,” said Maia S. Anderson, M.D., a general surgery resident at Michigan Medicine and the first author of the study. “And it highlights the need for public health interventions around excessive alcohol consumption.”

Alcoholic hepatitis is typically caused by heavy alcohol consumption on a regular basis and can lead to permanent scar tissue in the liver and other long-term damage, like liver failure, if left untreated.

- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -

- Advertisement -

More Articles

University of Houston & DHR Health Multi-Million Dollar Medical Research & Education Center in the RGV

The University of Houston and DHR Health Hospital System today announced an agreement to establish The University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine and DHR Health Medical Research and Education Center in the Rio Grande Valley.

Pharmacists Help Cancer Patients Manage High Blood Sugar More Effectively

Mega Doctor News By University of California San Diego Newswise — People with cancer...

Renaissance Cancer Foundation’s 15th Anniversary Gala Event, Nov. 15th

The Renaissance Cancer Foundation, a non-profit organization with DHR Health, is excited to announce its 15th Anniversary Gala, featuring the Miami sounds of music group, The Clique. The event is set to take place on November 15, 2025 at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance, located at 118 Paseo Del Prado in Edinburg.

Mayo Clinic Study Finds Majority of Midlife Women with Menopause Symptoms Do Not Seek Care

A new study from Mayo Clinic underscores the widespread impact of menopause symptoms on midlife women — and raises concern that most are navigating this stage of life without medical care to help manage those challenges.
- Advertisement -
×