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Mashup Score: 1People With Liver Disease Can Now Take Remdesivir for COVID - 9 month(s) ago
The move is important because, previously, some people with liver disease had limited treatment options for severe cases of COVID-19.
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Mashup Score: 0Two-pronged approach needed in alcohol-associated hepatitis - 9 month(s) ago
Patients are likely to carry a dual diagnosis of liver disease and alcohol use disorder.
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Mashup Score: 0Only 25% of patients with cirrhosis receive transplant referrals at safety-net hospitals - 10 month(s) ago
Nearly 75% of patients with end-stage liver disease in safety-net hospitals were not referred for liver transplant evaluation, mostly due to active alcohol use or insurance issues, according to data published in JAMA Network Open. “Patients with cirrhosis treated at safety-net hospitals have high mortality,” Mignote Yilma, MD, of the department of general surgery at the
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Mashup Score: 01 in 10 patients with advanced liver disease develops liver-related event after HCV cure - 10 month(s) ago
The risk for hepatic decompensation and hepatocellular carcinoma remained constant after hepatitis C virus cure among patients with advanced chronic liver disease, underscoring the need for post-HCV risk stratification in the long term.“Currently, more than 1 million individuals are being treated every year for hepatitis C virus; therefore, we need proper risk stratification to decrease
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Mashup Score: 0Risk for alcohol-related hospitalization fourfold higher in offspring of parents with ALD - 11 month(s) ago
Children of parents with alcohol-related liver disease had up to a more than fourfold increased risk for alcohol-related hospitalization, despite a low absolute risk for developing alcohol-related liver disease. “Patients with alcohol-related liver disease have on average been drinking heavily for 10 to 20 years before they are diagnosed, in which time they might raise children,” Gro
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Mashup Score: 0An Overview of Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis - 11 month(s) ago
Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) is a spectrum of rare genetic diseases that result in reduced bile flow from the liver, also called cholestasis.
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Mashup Score: 0Nearly 15% of patients with alcohol-related liver disease progress to decompensation - 11 month(s) ago
Among patients with alcoholic-related liver disease in early stages, 15% progressed to decompensation and 22% died within 6 years, according to data presented at EASL Congress. “Despite [alcohol-related liver disease] being highly prevalent, it is still largely under studied and overlooked as a research area,” Stine Johansen, MBBS, from the Odense University Hospital in Denmark, told
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Mashup Score: 0Risk for alcohol-related hospitalization fourfold higher in offspring of parents with ALD - 11 month(s) ago
Children of parents with alcohol-related liver disease had up to a more than fourfold increased risk for alcohol-related hospitalization, despite a low absolute risk for developing alcohol-related liver disease. “Patients with alcohol-related liver disease have on average been drinking heavily for 10 to 20 years before they are diagnosed, in which time they might raise children,” Gro
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Mashup Score: 0Nearly 15% of patients with alcohol-related liver disease progress to decompensation - 11 month(s) ago
Among patients with alcoholic-related liver disease in early stages, 15% progressed to decompensation and 22% died within 6 years, according to data presented at EASL Congress. “Despite [alcohol-related liver disease] being highly prevalent, it is still largely under studied and overlooked as a research area,” Stine Johansen, MBBS, from the Odense University Hospital in Denmark, told
Source: www.healio.comCategories: Gastroenterology, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Risk for alcohol-related hospitalization fourfold higher in offspring of parents with ALD - 11 month(s) ago
Children of parents with alcohol-related liver disease had up to a more than fourfold increased risk for alcohol-related hospitalization, despite a low absolute risk for developing alcohol-related liver disease. “Patients with alcohol-related liver disease have on average been drinking heavily for 10 to 20 years before they are diagnosed, in which time they might raise children,” Gro
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