Marina Kopf

1 week ago | nbcchicago.com | Lindsey Leake |Marina Kopf |Emilie Ikeda

It started with nausea and loss of appetite. Robert Grafton, of Turnersville, New Jersey, tried to convince himself he was just coming down with something one weekend in mid-March. Then came the itching and dark urine. Grafton, a former interventional radiology technologist whose wife is a nurse, recognized the hallmarks of liver failure. The otherwise healthy 54-year-old had a gut feeling that his herbal and dietary supplements were the culprit.

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Lindsey Leake |Marina Kopf

May 27, 2025, 6:08 PM EDTIt started with nausea and loss of appetite. Robert Grafton, of Turnersville, New Jersey, tried to convince himself he was just coming down with something one weekend in mid-March. Then came the itching and dark urine. Grafton, a former interventional radiology technologist whose wife is a nurse, recognized the hallmarks of liver failure. The otherwise healthy 54-year-old had a gut feeling that his herbal and dietary supplements were the culprit.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Lindsey Leake |Marina Kopf |Emilie Ikeda

2 hours agoSupplement usage has ballooned in recent years, but doctors say consumers should be wary of the largely unregulated industry. Botanical supplements like turmeric, green tea extract, and ashwagandha are among the most popular that can cause liver damage. NBC News' Emilie Ikeda reports. May 27, 2025

1 month ago | today.com | Kaitlin Sullivan |John Torres |Marina Kopf

By , and Maureen Sideris was driving to Maine for a wedding when she realized she couldn’t swallow the sandwich she was having for lunch. The 71-year-old was soon diagnosed with gastroesophageal cancer. It was August 2022. The tumor, she said, blocked off a portion of her esophagus, the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach, making it difficult to swallow food.

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Kaitlin Sullivan |John Torres |Marina Kopf

By , and Maureen Sideris was driving to Maine for a wedding when she realized she couldn’t swallow the sandwich she was having for lunch. The 71-year-old was soon diagnosed with gastroesophageal cancer. It was August 2022. The tumor, she said, blocked off a portion of her esophagus, the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach, making it difficult to swallow food.