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May 6, 2025 Understanding MELD Scores

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 ...

Jan 14, 2025 Rezdiffra: An FDA Approved Treatment for NASH

Note: NASH is now known as MASH (Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis) Earlier this year, big news in the treatment of MASH was announced and The Liver Institute at Methodist Dallas and the Clinical Research Institute at Methodist Dallas ...

Jan 8, 2025 Bridging the Knowledge Gap: A Symposium on MASLD

The Liver Institute recently hosted an informative symposium to address the growing concern of Metabolic Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD), formerly known as NAFLD/NASH. By bringing together healthcare providers from across the DFW area and ...

Jan 1, 2025 Dry January: A Liver Doctor's Guide

Nov 14, 2024 Types of Diabetes

Today is World Diabetes Day! On this day we are committed to bringing awareness to diabetes, an epidemic impacting health on a global level. Many people are surprised to learn that there are multiple forms of diabetes and may not understand the key ...

Nov 7, 2024 Diabetes: How much do you know?

November is American Diabetes Month, a time to increase awareness and spread education about one of the largest health epidemics - diabetes. Did you know that diabetes is one of the top 10 causes of death in the United States? Or that 1 in 4 adults with ...

Jul 28, 2024 Hepatitis Basics for World Hepatitis Day

July 28th is World Hepatitis Day and in an effort to do our part in increasing awareness and spreading education on hepatitis, we want to share some basic information about the world’s most common type of liver infection - hepatitis. What is hepatitis? ...