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Women, people under 40 need increasing share of alcohol-related liver transplants in Colorado

Demographics of liver-transplant patients started changing before 2020, but “pandemic poured gasoline on a fire”

Kristen Logsdon at her home in Colorado Springs on Jan. 18, 2024.  In 2021 Kristen Logsdon received a partial liver donation from her brother. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Kristen Logsdon at her home in Colorado Springs on Jan. 18, 2024. In 2021 Kristen Logsdon received a partial liver donation from her brother. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - MARCH 7:  Meg Wingerter - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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The demographics of patients needing liver transplants had started to shift even before 2020, but that change accelerated as people drank to cope with their stress. That said, all gender and age groups saw increases in alcohol-related liver conditions over the last decade.
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