Hepatology
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Harnessing the HIV care continuum model to improve HCV treatment success
Substance use, trauma histories, and mental health problems can negatively affect HCV care engagement.
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GLIMMER of hope for itch in primary biliary cholangitis
Moderate to severe pruritus “affects patients’ quality of life and is a huge burden for them.”
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Mixed outcomes in tenofovir trial for chronic hepatitis B
Rates of HBsAg loss, which signals functional cure, were low in the two treatment groups.
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Liver-related deaths decline after Medicaid expansion under ACA
Investment in Medicaid expansions paid off in fewer liver-related deaths and a decrease in racial/ethnic disparities.
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Liver injury linked to COVID-19–related coagulopathy
Cells that line the liver’s blood vessels produce high levels of factor VIII, a coagulation factor, when they are exposed to interleukin-6, an...
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Liquid biopsy captures key NASH pathology hallmarks
Scanning for key proteins in serum identified fibrosis, inflammation, hepatocyte ballooning, and steatosis with high accuracy.
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Mixed outcomes in tenofovir trial for chronic hepatitis B
Rates of HBsAg loss, which signals functional cure, were low in the two treatment groups.
Conference Coverage
GLIMMER of hope for itch in primary biliary cholangitis
Moderate to severe pruritus “affects patients’ quality of life and is a huge burden for them.”
From the Journals
Semaglutide shows promise in NASH phase 2 study
The drug “bodes well for further study” in a condition with no FDA approved treatments.
From the Journals
Lipid profiles distinguish obese and nonobese NAFLD patients
Distinct lipid combinations showed noninvasive predictive potential for both obese and nonobese nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients.
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Cirrhosis, Child-Pugh score predict ERCP complications
Complications from endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography were significantly more common in patients with cirrhosis than in those without...