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Improving the Quality and Value of Health Care Image
Improving Health Care
Category: Liver Health
Medically Reviewed On: 21 Jul 2008
Improvements are necessary to make sure Americans get the best quality health care and that money for this care is being spent as effectively as possible. Listen as experts -- both in government and in the private sector -- describe some of the steps taken to improve the health care system.

Alcoholism: Diagnosis and Treatment Image
Alcoholism: Diagnosis and Treatment
Category: Liver Health
Medically Reviewed On: 21 Jul 2008
What are the symptoms of alcoholism? When should you worry? Our panel discusses the causes and warning signs of alcoholism and how to recognize them.

A Liver.. and a Life: A Transplant Recipient's Story Image
A Transplant Recipient's Story
Category: Liver Health
Medically Reviewed On: 16 Jul 2008
After years of suffering from a progressive gastrointestinal disease, David Pearl reached a point where his life depended on a liver transplant. He waited and waited... and finally the call came. Join us as he shares his remarkable story of survival and renewal, and discusses the emotional challenge of receiving the gift of life from another person's tragedy.

The Organ Emergency: Why Should You Be a Donor? Image
Organ Donation
Category: Liver Health
Medically Reviewed On: 8 Jul 2008
Have you ever looked at the back of your driver's licence, come close to checking "yes" for organ donation, then changed your mind? The decision is ultimately up to you, but you should know the facts - and the moving stories - surrounding the issue to make an informed decision. On today's program we'll be discussing the current state of organ donation with an organ donation activist and a liver recipient, and try to dispell some common myths and misunderstandings about the process.


Hepatitis Overview
Category: Hepatitis
Medically Reviewed On: 5 Jul 2008
Many people with viral hepatitis don't know they are infected. Listen as experts discuss who should be tested and review the causes, prevention and treatment of the various types of hepatitis.

Hepatitis C Overview
Category: Hepatitis
Medically Reviewed On: 5 Jul 2008
Hepatitis C is called a silent epidemic because many people are unaware they carry this virus of the liver. But experts say hepatitis C is a public health threat on par with HIV.

Hepatitis B Overview
Category: Hepatitis
Medically Reviewed On: 5 Jul 2008
Hepatitis B is a viral infection of the liver often spread through sexual contact. But people are usually unaware they carry the virus. Find out if you are at risk for hepatitis B.

Alcohol and Your Liver
Category: Liver Health
Medically Reviewed On: 26 Jun 2008
Most people know that alcohol abuse can cause liver damage. But what exactly does alcohol do to your liver? And how much alcohol puts you at risk? Join our panel of experts as they discuss the ins and outs of alcoholic liver disease.

Liver Transplant Challenges
Category: Liver Health
Medically Reviewed On: 23 Jun 2008
Liver transplants are the last source of hope for many patients with advanced liver disease. But not all patients are eligible for transplants, and those who are often have to suffer through an extended waiting period. Join us as we talk to an expert surgeon about the many risks and complications involved in this life-saving procedure.

HIV Medicine and Liver Health
Category: Liver Health
Medically Reviewed On: 9 May 2008
Liver problems may be difficult to avoid when taking HIV medicines. But most problems are relatively mild and do not prevent people with HIV from continuing treatment. Learn more about liver damage associated with HIV treatment, and ways that doctors can help minimize the risk of serious problems.

Liver Transplants
Category: Liver Health
Medically Reviewed On: 2 Aug 2001
Organ transplants have always represented the cutting edge of medicine. And where ten years ago we worried about the procedure itself, today we worry primarily about organ availability. Liver transplantation has proven to be one of the most successful organ transplant procedures. Join us for a conversation about this important procedure. Where it has been, and where it is going.





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