Fact Sheets

Alcohol-related Liver Disease
Alcohol-related liver disease is liver damage caused by excessive consumption of alcohol. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis is a condition in which the liver is scarred due to liver disease. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Pediatric Liver Transplants
Pediatric liver transplants at Yale Medicine are extremely safe and successful, and can cure many cases of childhood liver failure.
Liver Cancer
A type of cancer that starts in the liver and can cause stomach pain and swelling and jaundice.
Liver Transplant
When the liver fails, due to cancer and other illnesses, a transplant from a deceased or living donor can offer effective treatment.
Living Donor Organ Transplantation
Most kidneys and livers used in transplantation come from individuals who have died, but this doesn’t provide enough organs. So living donors are needed.
Anxiety Disorder
Everyone feels anxiety at times, but a person whose anxiety interferes with living a normal life may have an anxiety disorder, and it can be treated.
Pediatric Movement Disorders
Pediatric movement disorders are neurological conditions that affect the speed, fluency, quality and ease with which a child moves.
Depression in Children and Teens
Childhood depression is indicated by persistent feelings of sadness that interfere with the ability to function in daily life. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Avoiding and Refusing to Go to School
For many reasons, including anxiety, depression, social issues and learning problems, an estimated 10-15% of kids are chronically absent from school.