Hepatology
Conference Coverage
Statins in NAFLD: Taking a closer look at benefits
Statins could have multiple benefits in NAFLD, but there has been little insight into how they may be exerting such effects.
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Acute hepatitis cases in children show declining trend; adenovirus, COVID-19 remain key leads
Adenovirus remains the most commonly detected virus in acute hepatitis in children, found in 53% of cases overall.
Conference Coverage
Fatty liver disease drives rise in liver cancer deaths
“The burden of this disease [NAFLD] is going up, and it will be the most important disease of the next decade or so.”
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CDC releases new details on mysterious hepatitis in children
The findings suggest that there may be many different causes behind these severe hepatitis cases, the authors wrote, and it is estimated that...
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Pediatric hepatitis has not increased during pandemic: CDC
Neither pediatric hepatitis nor adenovirus type 40/41 are reportable conditions in the United States.
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Study shows link between dairy consumption and cancer
No association was found between dairy products and colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, or any other site-specific cancer.
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Newly defined liver disorder associated with COVID mortality
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC recommends hep B vaccination for most adults
The CDC said it wants to expand vaccinations because, after decades of progress, the number of new hepatitis B infections is increasing among...
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Long COVID associated with risk of metabolic liver disease
Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease may be another cluster phenotype of long COVID.
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Alcohol-related liver disease severity increased during COVID-19 pandemic
Increased alcohol sales and disrupted services may have led to worse clinical outcomes.