Their life expectancy is greatly reduced than those with compensated cirrhosis, while experts recommend referral for a possible liver transplant in these cases. Evidence notes that an individual ...

ABC Action News Anchor Lauren St. Germain spoke with a liver transplant surgeon ... die before I would have a transplant. So for us, we thought that was off the table,” said Toole.

Prednisone, alone or at a lower dose in combination with azathioprine, increases the 20-year life expectancy to 80 ... tacrolimus or ciclosporin. Liver transplantation should be considered in ...

Objective To assess the effects of liver transplantation on the health-related quality of life of patients with cirrhosis on the ... Improvements in all dimensions of the EQ-5D were observed over time ...

They were told they’d die young. Then a ‘miracle drug’ changed everything — and they have to grapple with what that means - IN FOCUS: A new medication was supposed to change everything for ...

If the clot is located in a vein of the liver ... but a bone marrow transplant remains the only potential cure. A diagnosis of PNH can be frightening, but there are more treatments than ever before.

The clinical manifestations of CF are due to CFTR dysfunction in the affected organs including lungs, pancreas, bowel, vas deferens, sinuses and liver. The hallmark ... in facing decisions about ...

Inspired by the care her husband received while waiting for a liver transplant, Holly Krukowski joined Intermountain Health's ...

Rick Jeffrey, the man who helped inspire menus at Carlos O'Kelly's and Red Beans To-Go, has been in a desperate search for a ...

A new study from researchers at the Yale School of Public Health found major disparities in life expectancy between ...