Hepatology
News
Good news, bad news about HCV in kidney disease
While new drugs wipe out the virus, outbreaks are still hitting dialysis clinics.
Conference Coverage
Opiate use tied to hepatitis C risk in youth
SAN FRANCISCO – A large, nationwide survey suggests the need for more hepatitis C virus testing among adolescents and young adults with opiate use...
News
Even modest alcohol use may worsen NAFLD
Modest alcohol consumption was associated with significantly less improvement in steatosis and significantly lower odds of NASH resolution.
Conference Coverage
NAFLD less common, more severe in black children
ORLANDO – Overall prevalence in obese kids: 42%
Article
How best to manage chronic cholestasis
Here's how to maximize your use of lab work and imaging techniques to identify the source of your patient's cholestasis and provide prompt...
News
Insurer denials of DAA therapy for HCV on the rise
About one in three patients had lack of fill approval by insurers.
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NASH rapidly overtaking hepatitis C as cause of liver cancer
The analysis is based on National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data.
CE/CME
December 2017: Click for Credit
Topics include: Recurrent strep throat • Motivational pharmacotherapy for minority patients with depression • Revised Bethesda System thyroid...
Article
NASH did not increase risk of poor liver transplantation outcomes
Liver transplants were as successful in NASH patients as in other liver transplant recipients, despite having more comorbidities.
News
FDA approves new treatment for adults with HCV
Results of two trials showed that 96%-97% of patients who received Vosevi had no virus detected in the blood 12 weeks after finishing treatment