"Our first heart-liver transplant. It's a huge deal. Two of the most technically challenging organ transplants to ever be performed. We do it together, and there's only about a third of transplant ...

A few days after their 33rd anniversary, Mack and Susan Leggett ... date that Mack got a second chance thanks to a life-saving liver transplant.

A few days after their 33rd anniversary, Mack and Susan Leggett ... thanks to a life-saving liver transplant.

Drinking alcohol if you have a large belly or diabetes more than doubles the risk of serious liver damage, while having high blood pressure and drinking nearly doubles the risk, a new study found.

Feb. 6, 2025 — The research found that heavy drinkers with either diabetes, high blood pressure or a high waist circumference are as much as 2.4 times more likely to develop advanced liver ...

Here’s how it works. For those with damaged or failing organs, organ transplant is often the only hope of survival without the aid of a machine. Organ donation saves thousands of lives ...

The two other patients who have received pig kidneys ‒ one at NYU Langone and one at Massachusetts General Hospital ‒ died or had their transplant removed within eight weeks, as did two men ...

Former NBA player Nate Robinson underwent a successful kidney transplant on Friday, and now plans to watch the Super Bowl in hospital with his donor. After dealing with renal failure for several ...

Nate Robinson has a new kidney. The ex-NBA guard received the new organ during an hourslong transplant surgery that began Friday morning at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle.

What Is an Inflamed Liver? Inflammation is the body's way to heal an injury or damaged cells. In the liver, this injury can be caused by many things, including an infection, toxins, or the buildup ...

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 ...