
The Liver Keeps the Score: Americans Are Drinking Less, but Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease May Lag
Drinking fell for the first time since COVID-19, but not for adults 50 to 64. Hepatologists explain what clinicians can do to close the gap.

Stevan Gonzalez, MD, MS, is the Director of Liver Transplantation at Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Drinking fell for the first time since COVID-19, but not for adults 50 to 64. Hepatologists explain what clinicians can do to close the gap.

As drinking declines, Stevan Gonzalez, MD, Frances Lee, MD, and Brian Lee, MD, on the lingering burden of alcohol-associated liver disease.

Stevan Gonzalez, MD, MS, explains patient characteristics and social determinants of health associated with chronic liver disease.

Earlier diagnosis is imperative for chronic liver disease; Stevan Gonzalez, MD, MS, explains how PCPs and community-based screening programs can help.