Washington, D.C., Feb. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As rural healthcare access shrinks across the United States and remains limited worldwide, Global Liver Institute (GLI) is shining a spotlight on the critical need for awareness and education about rare liver diseases during Rare Liver Diseases Month. Through its annual #RareAware campaign, the patient advocacy organization is calling for more open conversations about these conditions in rural areas, where patients often face life-threatening delays in diagnosis and treatment due to a shortage of healthcare resources, specialists, and education.
With over 190 rural hospitals closed in the US since 2005 and 700 more at risk, timely medical care is increasingly scarce. Studies from around the globe have shown that biliary atresia and other genetic conditions are…