Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. A liver function test checks how ...

Your liver is a powerful organ that plays a central role in maintaining overall health and well-being. One of its most important functions is removing toxins from the blood. It also helps metabolise ...

Diabetes, when left uncontrolled, can increase the risk of various complications. It is also one of the key risk factors for Metabolically Dysregulated-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD), ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), formerly nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), involves liver fat buildup that triggers inflammation and damage. The name change aims to be more ...

Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Liver fibrosis is scarring that ...

Persistently elevated liver enzymes may be caused by certain types of cancer, including liver, colon, breast, stomach, pancreas, and skin cancers. Liver enzymes are proteins produced by your liver.