Hepatology
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Locoregional therapy lowers waitlist dropout in HCC
Bridging strategies with locoregional therapy are recommended for liver transplant candidates who have to wait 6 months or longer for transplant...
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC recommends hep B vaccination for most adults
The CDC said it wants to expand vaccinations because, after decades of progress, the number of new hepatitis B infections is increasing among...
From the Journals
Shunt diameter predicts liver function after obliteration procedure
Diameter of spontaneous portosystemic shunts also was associated with changes in hepatic venous pressure gradient in patients with cirrhosis.
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Weekend catch-up sleep may help fatty liver
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Freiburg index accurately predicts survival in liver procedure
The Freiburg index may predict post-transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt survival more accurately than MELD and other indexes in patients...
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Novel scoring system emerges for alcoholic hepatitis mortality
Higher accuracy in predicting imminent death can better inform treatment options and transplant decisions, the prognostic model’s creators say.
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RECAM vs. RUCAM: Finding a better way to diagnose DILI
The Revised Electronic Causality Assessment Method is less subjective and more reliable than RUCAM, especially at diagnostic extremes.
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Long COVID associated with risk of metabolic liver disease
Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease may be another cluster phenotype of long COVID.
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Sleeve, RYGB reduce liver fat in type 2 diabetes
Both Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) are effective at improving hepatic steatosis in type 2 diabetes patients,...
Conference Coverage
New hepatitis B vaccination recommendations praised amid low awareness
Only 25%-30% of adults in the U.S. are reported to be currently vaccinated for hepatitis B, even though safe and highly effective vaccines are...
Conference Coverage
Home-based system relieves refractory ascites in cirrhosis
A tunneled peritoneal catheter drainage system relieved symptoms with an infection risk similar to standard of care.