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Author Archives: Mary Sawall
15 Mar 2023 |
Hepatitis C Elimination
Over 2.4 million Americans are chronically infected with hepatitis C, and most do not know they are infected. Left untreated, hepatitis C may progress to cirrhosis and eventually liver cancer. But direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapies have a 95% cure rate. The time to eliminate hepatitis C is now, and we can do it.
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30 Jan 2023 |
Watch our video about liver health and diet for children!
This video about the risk of fatty liver and combating it with diet for children was created by Lauren Roper, a UTHealth dietetic intern, to introduce a life-threatening condition that few people know about – fatty liver disease – and suggest how to prevent or slow its progression with one of many strategies – decreasing...
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28 Jan 2023 |
Cooper Hanks 2023 Update!
Cooper Hanks, son of Josh and Kristen Hanks, has had a wild ride for a 12 year old, and all before he was 2!
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14 Apr 2022 |
Junior Has Fatty Liver?
Dr. Rita Lepe, and co-author Gabriel Trosman, recently published “Junior Has Fatty Liver?”, a book for families and children. She recently shared information about the book and how parents and children can learn from it.
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01 Nov 2021 |
Shyam Patel’s Story
In January of 2001, I was born with biliary atresia, a liver disease in which the bile ducts inside and outside of the liver are scarred and obstructed. My parents found out when I was 1 week old. At the age of 2 weeks, weighing in at 5 pounds, I had surgery to remove the...
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