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Six Ways to a Happy Liver
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We’re often asked about what causes liver disease. The truth is, liver disease is not caused by a single factor, nor is it discriminatory. The diverse causes of liver disease range from inherited diseases (e.g., hemochromatosis, a common disease of iron overload) to autoimmune causes (e.g., autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary […]
Meet Julia, One of Canada’s Living Liver Donors
One in a Million – Gonzalo & Manon Fiallos
Little Warrior: Lillian, Arlene and Tony Bhathal
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On November 8, 2010, Arlene and Tony Bhathal welcomed their second child, Lillian. Three weeks postpartum, Lillian’s eyes began to turn yellow and after a visit to the clinic, the pediatrician determined that she was likely suffering from breast milk jaundice. Arlene and Tony immediately switched Lillian over to formula, […]
Butterfly Dancing Woman – Celina Thibault
The Need for Liver Transplantation: An Examination of Ethnicity and Equity
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Liver disease is not a single disease entity, rather, it is a heterogenous group of disorders that ends in liver failure (end-stage cirrhosis over years/decades or less commonly, sudden, unexpected acute liver failure over a short time period) and/or liver cancer. The diverse causes of liver disease range from inherited […]