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The Race to Rescue Livers: Finding Treatments for NASH

The Race to Rescue Livers: Finding Treatments for NASH By Kathleen Hoffman, PhD, MSPH There is a race to develop drugs to treat non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, commonly called NASH. NASH, an aggressive form of liver disease causing inflammation and scarring, already affects 3-12% of the entire US population.1,2 What’s the incentive? There’s currently no approved treatment, and it can be fatal.3 The current standard of care is lifestyle changes. NASH is a more serious form of NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) and can result in cirrhosis.4 Related to obesity and diabetes, but not to alcohol consumption, NAFLD already [...]

Video Vignettes: Through Your Own Lens – Living With Invisible Disease

Video Vignettes: Through Your Own Lens - Living With Invisible Disease Looking "well" is a common challenge among people who live with invisible illnesses and chronic disease. Some call themselves “spoonies”: people who hear “but you don’t look sick” throughout their lives, while actually managing serious illness. The term “spoonie” comes from a blog post written in 2010 by Christine Miserandino called The Spoon Theory.1 In this post, Miserandino, who has lupus, described how she was able to help her best friend understand life with a chronic illness. To tell the story briefly: Holding 12 spoons, Christine [...]