Hepatology
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Hepatitis C virus infection linked to cardiovascular death, disease, and stroke
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FDA approves new treatment for chronic HCV genotypes 1 and 4
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Zepatier (elbasvir and grazoprevir) with or without ribavirin for the treatment of chronic...
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Acute HBV infection more than doubles in Appalachian states
“Evidence-based prevention strategies, including increasing hepatitis B vaccination coverage, testing and linkage to care, and implementing...
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Hepatitis C incidence rising in hemodialysis patients
Incidence of newly acquired hepatitis C virus has increased recently in patients undergoing hemodialysis, according to a health advisory from the...
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Trial results for hepatitis C antivirals not generalizable to coinfected HIV/HCV patients
Clinical trial results for direct-acting antivirals against hepatitis C virus (HCV) may have limited generalizability for patients coinfected with...
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New population testing algorithm may improve hepatitis C surveillance
An algorithm that accurately estimates the population-level incidence of hepatitis C infection may boost public health efforts in high-risk...
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Neurosurgeon memoir illuminates the journey through cancer treatment and acceptance of mortality
A neurosurgeon who had just completed his residency has left a memoir of his experiences as a physician, patient, and a dying man.
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‘D-drugs’ linked to liver disease, cancer in HIV patients
The cumulative use of dideoxynucleoside analogues, or ‘d-drugs,’ in treatment of HIV-positive patients was independently associated with increased...
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Proportion of HCV patients with cirrhosis is climbing
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease will keep rising ‘in near term’
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) almost tripled among United States veterans in a recent 9-year period, investigators reported.