According to the CDC, some patients hospitalized for COVID-19 have had increased levels of liver enzymes — such as alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST).

The mammalian liver has an extraordinary regenerative capacity, capable of fully restoring its mass and function after injury ...

COVID-19 infection is associated with increased liver stiffness, a sign of possible long-term liver injury, according to the results of a new study being presented today at the annual meeting of ...

Sometimes, belly pain happens in people with a severe COVID infection. This symptom also can be from liver damage caused by the virus. Because liver damage could be serious, get checked by your ...

It’s possible this drug could be rapidly repurposed against COVID-19. This research began from a serendipitous finding. In the Sampaziotis lab at the University of Cambridge we focus on liver ...

The final piece in the puzzle was an epidemiological survey of patients taking UDCA for liver disease. If the drug was at all helpful in reducing the impact of COVID then there should be signs of ...

According to a study published at the annual meeting of the Radiology Society of North America acute, that is to say severe, illness resulting from COVID-19 could result in damage to the liver.

NEW YORK -- Vicky Dennis was hospitalized with strange symptoms after contracting COVID-19 in 2020 ... was told she needed a liver transplant within the next five years to survive.

Liver damage could be a long-term side-effect of having Covid-19, a new study suggests. Researchers found a "statistically significant" link between Covid infections and higher liver stiffness ...

This article was published on KFF Health News. Excessive drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic increased alcoholic liver disease deaths so much that the condition killed more Californians than car ...