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Jun 8, 2023 6th Annual NASH Day continues the push for awareness about nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)

June 8, 2023 marks the 6th annual International NASH Day - a public education campaign to raise awareness and immediacy around fatty liver disease and its more progressive form: NASH (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis). According to the Global Liver Institute , ...

May 10, 2022 The most common liver diseases

The liver – the largest organ inside your body – is a vital organ performing hundreds of tasks associated with food digestion, energy storage and waste filtering. Liver disease, also called hepatic disease, is a general term that refers to any condition ...

Apr 21, 2022 Methodist leads the way in North Texas to bring equality to kidney transplants

In the United States, more than 37 million adults have kidney diseases with a disproportionate number of those people being minorities, like Black and Hispanic. In many areas of healthcare, such as kidney transplantation, these groups face barriers and ...

Apr 1, 2022 What does the liver do?

How much do you know about your liver? Like most people, the answer is probably only a little. Let’s start with some basic facts as we learn more about the body’s largest internal organ. Basic facts about the liver Location : Just under your ribcage on the ...

Mar 22, 2022 Diabetes Alert Day 2022 | The Transplant Institute at Methodist Dallas

Every year The Transplant Institute at Methodist Dallas treat patients with kidney disease, often associated with diabetes; so every year on the fourth Tuesday of March, our focus is dedicated to the American Diabetes Association’s Diabetes Alert Day . ...

Mar 10, 2022 World Kidney Day 2022 | The Transplant Institute at Methodist Dallas

The Transplant Institute at Methodist Dallas has been doing kidney transplants for nearly four decades. To date, we have performed over 2,600 kidney transplants with outcomes that meet or exceed national averages. As one of the leading kidney transplant ...

Feb 14, 2022 National Organ Donor Day - February 14th

Did you know that Valentine’s Day shares a holiday with a life-saving day of awareness? That’s right! National Donor Day , an observance dedicated to spreading awareness and education about organ, eye and tissue donation, is also observed on February 14th. ...

Jan 17, 2022 Liver Transplant: An Overview

Liver disease has been on the rise for decades, resulting in an increasing number of patients needing a liver transplant. According to the Liver Foundation , 5.5 million Americans are living with chronic liver disease or cirrhosis, two of the leading ...