In the United States, more than 37 million adults have kidney diseases with a disproportionate number of those people being minorities, like Black and Hispanic. In many areas of healthcare, such as kidney transplantation, these groups face barriers and ...

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, ...

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 ...

While the Zika virus is garnering international concern, with the CDC having issued travel alerts for 14 countries and territories, it has now hit very close to home with two cases right here in Dallas County. Most surprising, however, was when doctors ...

Once again, The Liver Institute at Methodist Dallas is able to demonstrate its place at the forefront in the treatment and management of liver disease. In April 2015, at the International Liver Congress in Vienna, a study initiated by our own Dr. Hector E. ...