08/08/2026
One thing I often tell my patients: liver disease does not always announce itself with pain.
Hepatitis and other liver conditions can remain silent for years. By the time jaundice or other obvious symptoms appear, the disease may already have progressed.
Today, we have effective prevention and treatment options that were unavailable a few decades ago. Hepatitis B can be prevented through vaccination and effectively controlled when chronic infection requires treatment. Hepatitis C can now be cured in more than 95% of people with appropriate antiviral therapy.
My message is simple: don’t wait for your liver to give you symptoms before you start caring for it. Know your risks, avoid self-medication and unregulated supplements, and get tested when medically indicated.
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