Hepatology
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Electronic program reduces cirrhosis readmission rates
An electronic quality improvement initiative for patients with cirrhosis has achieved significant reductions in 30-day readmission rates,...
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Thrombocytopenia signals multiorgan system failure in acute liver failure
Key clinical point: In patients with acute liver failure (ALF), decreasing platelet counts were associated with systemic inflammation and greater...
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Alcoholic hepatitis: Challenges in diagnosis and management
ABSTRACTAlcoholic hepatitis, in its severe form, is a devastating acute condition that requires early recognition and specialized tertiary medical...
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Common infectious complications of liver transplant
ABSTRACT Major improvements in the care of liver transplant recipients have mitigated but not eliminated the risk of potentially life-threatening...
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Lysolipid antigens prominent in MGUS and myeloma
Key clinical point: In patients with Gaucher disease and in nearly one-third of patients with MGUS or myeloma, clonal immunoglobulins reacted with...
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Prospective study supports hepatitis A vaccine schedule
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Hepatitis B vaccine protection lasts 30 years
Ninety percent of patients in a 1981 hepatitis B vaccine trial still had evidence of immune protection 30 years later, according to a study in the...
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Adult immunization schedule undergoes minor changes for 2016
The 2016 adult immunization schedule from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices contains relatively minor changes to last year’s...
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Sovaldi topped Medicare part D spending in 2014
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Drug combo held up in real-world HCV study
A 12-week, ribavirin-free regimen of simeprevir and sofosbuvir achieved sustained virologic response for 85% of patients with genotype 1 hepatitis...