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Salix Pharmaceuticals Partners with Bellamy Young
Bellamy Young is Moving Past Stigma as She Speaks Candidly about Her Father's Struggle with Chron...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Salix Pharmaceuticals Partners with Bellamy YoungBellamy Young is Moving Past Stigma as She Speaks Candidly about Her Father's Struggle with Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis and Resulting Hepatic Encephalopathy80% of people with chronic liver disease develop some form of HE9 in 10 HE patient caregivers report \"they did not realize what they were in for at the time of diagnosis\"UnderstandingHE.com provides educational tools and resources to support patients and caregiversLAVAL, QC / ACCESSWIRE / October 4, 2023 / Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE:BHC)(TSX:BHC) and its gastroenterology business, Salix Pharmaceuticals, today announced its partnership with award-winning actor Bellamy Young, who is speaking out to help educate people who are impacted by hepatic encephalopathy (HE), caused by cirrhosis. Bellamy wants those affected to know they are not alone and to help them overcome stigma that can interfere with disease education.Timed with the kickoff of liver awareness month, Bellamy is sharing her personal experience of living with a father who was suffering from HE. Bellamy's goal is to help educate patients, families and caregivers to better understand the disease and is encouraging people to visit UnderstandingHE.com, where they can access educational tools including an interactive symptom tracker and discussion guides that patients and caregivers can use to facilitate a conversation with their doctors and others.\"Hepatic encephalopathy is an insidious disease that can be extremely difficult for patients and families to deal with on their own. After my father was diagnosed with HE, we could never have expected the impact it would have on his cognition and personality, we weren't prepared for what was to come. I don't want other families to experience the isolation that we felt. I want people who are faced with an HE diagnosis and their loved ones to know more about the disease and, importantly, that they are not alone,\" said Bellamy.\"Through the patient and caregiver stories on UnderstandingHE.com, we've seen the power of shared experience in fostering education. With the rate of cirrhosis-related complications on the rise, having the strength and authenticity of a partner like Bellamy will help patients and their loved ones to move past stigma and lead to patients having important conversations with their health care pro...