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Jun 10, 2021 NASH Awareness Day: Fatty Liver Q&A with Physicians

International NASH Day is on June 10th/today and The Liver Institute is joining in the worldwide effort to raise awareness about NASH, which is the advanced form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We’ve asked two of the Institute’s physicians, ...

Apr 21, 2021 Alcohol Awareness Month: Resources and Stats on Alcohol Use Disorder During COVID-19

April’s Alcohol Awareness Month may be coming to a close, but the discussion about alcohol abuse over the last year will last much longer. “COVID-19 has had a major impact on increased consumption of alcohol in the general population, especially with ...

Apr 16, 2021 National Donate Life Month- Organ, Eye and Tissue Donor Awareness

April is National Donate Life Month Established by Donate Life America and its partners in 2003, National Donate Life Month works to encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to honor those who have saved lives through the gift of ...

Jan 20, 2021 The New Eating Strategy – Intermittent Fasting: Is It Right For You?

As the new year gets going, many of us have a renewed focus on our health - specifically diet and exercise. While some will opt for more tried-and-true goals of committing to regular gym sessions and limiting processed foods, others will look towards the ...

Jan 20, 2021 OBGYN & Infectious Disease Physician, Provide Answers About COVID-19 and Vaccines

Medical experts Theresa Patton, MD, OBGYN, and Edward Dominguez, MD , infectious disease specialist, paired up with East Texas Now ( KLTV ) to answer viewer questions about COVID-19 and vaccinations. The questions include some about pregnancy, infertility, ...

Nov 25, 2020 D CEO Excellence in Healthcare Awards Nomination for Outstanding Medical Research

We are elated to congratulate Dr. Parvez Mantry and Methodist Health System Clinical Research Institute for being nominated as a finalist in the Outstanding Medical Research category for D CEO's 2020 Excellence in Healthcare Awards , representing Methodist ...

Nov 23, 2020 A multidisciplinary approach leads to a full recovery from a liver abscess

In late 2019, Jude Anwukah, 60, began experiencing abdominal pain and rapid weight loss, about 40 pounds in a few months. He was diagnosed with an abdominal abscess caused by a rare parasitic infection called Strongyloides. An abdominal abscess is when a ...

Nov 5, 2020 The Liver Institute Celebrates Patient's Liver Birthday

These days, Mahendra Patel, 70, is a changed man; in more ways than one. On Oct. 15, 2020, marked one year since he underwent a successful liver transplant at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. About 15 years ago, he left behind a successful engineering ...