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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As his health failed, he relied on his family 'at every step' When his liver failed last year, 48-year-old Longview resident, Magdaleno “Junior” Jacquez III, turned to The Liver Institute for life-saving care. “I’m no stranger to liver disease,” Junior ...

Global Fatty Liver Day, previously known as International NASH Day, was launched in June 2018 to raise awareness and understanding of fatty liver disease (FLD). This push for education stems largely from the fact that FLD is often a ‘silent’ disease, ...

A Puerto Rico 40th Anniversary April is National Donate Life Month - a campaign encouraging Americans to become registered organ donors and honor those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. One way Methodist is honoring National Donate Life ...