Hepatology
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Is There a Safe Alcohol Limit in Early Liver Disease?
The mortality rate per 100,000 persons was 4342 in the group with intermediate and high risk for advanced fibrosis versus 1099 in the low-risk...
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Screening for alcohol use disorder cuts hospital readmission
Screening, a brief intervention, and a referral was associated with significantly reduced 30-day and 90-day likelihood of readmission for...
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MASLD often is worse in slim patients
These slim patients with MASLD were most often young patients, for the most part female, and less likely to present with symptoms of metabolic...
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FDA approves first 2 gene-editing therapies for sickle cell
These expensive “milestone treatments” greenlighted by the FDA are the first gene-based therapies for sickle cell disease.
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More than one-third of adults in the US could have NAFLD by 2050
Findings suggest that health care systems should prepare for “large increases” in cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and need for liver...
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New insights into how omega-3 fatty acids improve NASH
BTC was consistently upregulated in liver cancer and downregulated by omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in mice and humans with NASH.
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Diagnosing patients with sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis should always be part of the differential when you see lymphopenia.
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Weight-loss drugs improve liver measures, too
Body weight reduction of at least 3% within 8 weeks of beginning treatment with either an SLT-2 or GLP-1 agent was associated independently with...
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MASLD, MASH projected to grow by 23% in the U.S. through 2050
“In the absence of effective treatments, health systems should plan for large increases in the number of liver cancer cases and the need for liver...
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Test all perinatally exposed infants for HCV: CDC
The CDC noted that rates of HCV infections during pregnancy are on the rise.
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Tech encourages HIV prevention among women
“Mobile technologies, in particular, offer a nimble, customizable, and accessible way to reach this target population and increase awareness of...