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Jul 28, 2025 World Hepatitis Day 2025

July 28 is World Hepatitis Day when communities, doctors, nurses, researchers, and governments raise awareness of viral hepatitis a liver inflammation that can lead to chronic liver disease, cirrhosis and liver cancer. For 2025, the focus is on breaking ...

Jun 18, 2025 Understanding Transplant Waitlists

When you or a loved one is facing organ failure, it can be hard to understand how the organ transplant waitlist works. Let’s take a look at how the waitlist operates and answer common questions about the transplant waitlist. Most people incorrectly assume ...

May 31, 2025 Fatty Liver Disease Gets A New Name

This month marks two years since it was announced that fatty liver disease and its subcategories were getting updated nomenclature (names). Let's take a quick look at the revised names so that as you see them appear more frequently online and in articles ...

May 21, 2025 Donate Life Month 2025

Each year in April, we celebrate National Donate Life Month, an initiative to honor those who have donated organs and bring awareness to the life-saving gift of organ donation. With events and activities scheduled all month long to show our support, it was ...

May 20, 2025 Kidney Social Summit

This past weekend, the National Kidney Foundation hosted a 'Kidney Social Summit' which featured Amna Ilahe, MD, Director of Living Donor Program and Transplant Nephrologist with Methodist Transplant Specialists at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. Dr. ...

May 20, 2025 Showing Our Appreciation

Our team has been busy for the last few months! We have celebrated National Nurses Week, Patient Appreciation Week, as well as our very own Employee Engagement Month! Let’s take a behind-the-scenes look at the fun, supportive events happening at Methodist ...

May 6, 2025 Understanding MELD Scores For Liver Transplant

What They Are and Why They Matter The MELD score plays an important role in determining who gets a liver transplant and when. It helps ensure that the sickest patients, those at the highest risk of death without a transplant, are prioritized. MELD stands ...

Mar 24, 2025 Diabetes: Common Misconceptions

Each year in March we turn our attention to the important work of the annual Diabetes Alert Day. A one-day “wake up call” for Americans to take a quick Type 2 diabetes test to see if they are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. This year we are ...