Did you know that an estimated 1.5 billion people around the world are affected by a liver condition?
This fact might lead you to the core question of this show: Is Your Liver Healthy? In monthly conversations, our host Jeff McIntyre explores a new part of the answer to this question by sitting down with the people who know the most about liver health and related conditions – whether that's through their medical research, training and practice, personal experiences, or professional work. Join each month to learn what affects liver health, how liver disease impacts lives, and the actions we can all take to improve liver health for ourselves and our communities.
"Is Your Liver Healthy?" is produced by Global Liver Institute (GLI). It was born out of the interview show GLI LIVE, which GLI started in March 2020 as a COVID-19 response program for liver patients.
Early detection through regular liver cancer screening saves lives, and everyone at risk should know their options and take action if needed. As part of Liver Cancer Awareness Month, learn as our host, Jeff McIntyre, talks with Dr. Neehar Parikh, transplant hepatologist and Medical Director of the Multidisciplinary Liver Tumor Clinic and Medical Director of the Living Donor Liver Transplantation Program at University of Michigan Health about the systems and strategies for liver cancer screening and what next steps look like. #OctoberIs4Livers
27 Aug 2025
Health Advocacy in a Changing World
As we approach Global Liver Institute's Advanced Advocacy Academy in DC, hear as GLI's CEO, Larry R. Holden, speaks to Randall Rutta, CEO of the National Health Council, about the essential role that health advocacy nonprofits play in the broader health landscape in the United States.
16 Jul 2025
Strengthening Innovation through Trust
What does trust really mean in health care—and how does it impact who joins clinical trials? Dr. Juan Gallegos and Jonatan Garcia join GLI to explore how trust (or lack of it) affects participation in research, especially in liver disease.
11 Jun 2025
How is liver disease diagnosed?
Dr. Julia Wattacheril discusses the diagnostic process for liver disease with host Jeff McIntyre, clarifying misconceptions and outlining evaluation techniques for maintaining liver health in this interview.
14 May 2025
Getting Out of Our Own Way: Hepatitis C Elimination
With the technical tools to eliminate viral hepatitis C available, focus must now be directed on garnering the political will to fund elimination efforts and deploying a harm reduction approach that can meaningfully impact affected populations by meeting them where they are and preventing damage to liver health and well-being before it happens.
In this month's episode of Is Your Liver Healthy?, guest host Gina Bartes, Vice President at Global Liver Institute, is joined by Dr. Beth Meyerson, director of the Harm Reduction Research Lab (https://tinyurl.com/HarmReductionResearchLab) and Beverly Benson McCord Endowed Chair of Nursing at the University of Arizona, and Dr. Richard Manch, Chief of Hepatology at Arizona Liver Health (https://azliver.com/dr-richard-manch/).
To view your state's Report Card for Medicaid coverage of hepatitis C treatment, please visit https://stateofhepc.org/ (US residents).
9 Apr 2025
The Power of Liver Transplantation
Why are organ donation and transplantation so important to people with liver disease? Hear from a pediatric transplant recipient and her transplant surgeon on the process, the challenges, and the importance of organ donation to community well-being!
This month's guests:
Sophie Hansen, 2x Liver Transplant Recipient
Dr. Manuel Rodriguez-Davalos, Transplant Hepatologist & President of the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) (https://tts.org/split-home)
12 Mar 2025
GLP-1s & Your Liver
GLP-1s, or glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, are a class of medications used to treat type 2 diabetes, obesity, kidney disease, and other conditions. These drugs mimic GLP-1, a hormone that affects insulin release, slows stomach emptying, and affects satiety. Early studies suggest that GLP-1 drugs can benefit liver health as well. Explore the basics and what liver patients should know about GLP-1s with this month's guests:
Joe Naglowski, President & CEO, Obesity Action Coalition
Dr. Janese Laster, Gastroenterologist & founder of Gut Theory Total Digestive Care
19 Feb 2025
Rare & Rural Access to Care and Research
Patients with rare (liver) diseases need access to clinical trials, but those in rural areas lack access due to structural and geographic barriers – which affects opportunities and generalizability of data for everyone.
This Rare Liver Diseases Month, GLI is focusing on the issues affecting Rare & Rural communities. In this episode, hear from our guests on the challenges for rare & rural liver disease patients in their communities. Learn about our guests & their upcoming events:
Dr. Harsha Rajasimha - IndoUSRare
Dr. Cecilia Dueñas - PBC Research Foundation
Teresa Davidson - Mid South Liver Alliance
Kristin Hatcher - Global Liver Institute
Learn more about Global Liver Institute on our website.
22 Jan 2025
The Global State of Liver Health
Liver diseases pose a serious threat to communities all over the world. The scientific and medical community have many of the tools to treat and prevent liver disease, but a political will to operationalize programs to prevent, diagnose, and treat these diseases is necessary to turn the tide.
In this episode of "Is Your Liver Healthy?" guests from around the world join our host, Jeff McIntyre, to discuss the recently released 3rd edition of the Global State of Liver Health report and talk about what's next in their communities to improve liver health.
Guests this episode:
José Willemse, Former Executive Director & Patient Advocate, Dutch Liver Patients Association
Dr. Aleksander Krag, Secretary General of the European Association for the Study of the Liver & Professor/Department Chair in Gastroenterology & Hepatology at Odense University Hospital (Denmark)
Dr. Mahmoud Desoky, Consultant Gastroenterologist in Saudi Arabia
Dr. Viet Hang Dao, Vice General Secretary, Vietnam Association of Gastroenterology
Dr. Laz Ude Eze, Public Health Physician & Founder of TalkHealth9ja (Nigeria)
Dr. Manal El-Sayed, Pediatrician & Researcher, Ain Shams University (Egypt)
15 Jan 2025
Welcome to “Is Your Liver Healthy?”
In "Is Your Liver Healthy?" the team at Global Liver Institute (GLI) bring stories about the factors and forces that affect liver health to liver patients and their loved ones.
In this preview episode, our host Jeff McIntyre invites staff from GLI, who will appear on future episodes, to introduce themselves and cast a vision for liver health in 2025.
Learn more about GLI and our work at www.globalliver.org
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
YouTube views
62,531
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
45
Social presence
0
YouTube
76
Engagement
0
Contact Is Your Liver Healthy?
Guest appearances
Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Host of Is Your Liver Healthy??
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
