Liver

This is the biggest myth about liver health – and why it can be dangerous

Juice diets claim to reset and remove "toxins," but the liver and kidneys naturally clear the body, and no juice has been proven to improve this in healthy people.

|ByDR. ITAY GAL
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Dr Nesher & Dr Tennak performing the transplant surgery at Rabin Medical Center.

Liver flown from Cyprus saves Israeli woman in overnight mission, Rabin Medical Center says

Cross-border coordination led by Israel’s National Transplant Center enabled a rapid liver recovery in Nicosia and a successful transplant in Israel for 32-year-old Linoy Amsalem.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Metabolic and Dietary Profiles in Adolescents with Obesity

Children with obesity can be metabolically healthy when liver fat remains low, study shows

Tel Aviv University researchers show that diet quality can protect obese teens from illness even without reducing how much they eat.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A male patient, known case of hepatitis C, chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma.

Five daily habits that may be silently damaging your liver

Excessive alcohol consumption, poor diet, smoking, overuse of medications, and lack of exercise can silently damage the liver.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF