Model Developed for Predicting Disease Progression in Hep B Liver Cirrhosis
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 -- For patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) liver cirrhosis-acute decompensation (LC-AD), a model combining computed tomography (CT) quantified extracellular liver volume (ECVIC-liver) and chronic liver failure... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
ChatGPT May Help Patients Better Understand Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT may be helpful for delivering some medical information to patients with cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to an analysis of AI-generated answers to... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 6, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
PNPLA3 Genotype, Diabetes Predict Cirrhosis in NAFLD PNPLA3 Genotype, Diabetes Predict Cirrhosis in NAFLD
Those with diabetes and indeterminate FIB4 scores may have the same risk of cirrhosis as patients with a high FIB4.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - April 4, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Semaglutide Doesn't Improve Fibrosis in NASH-Related Cirrhosis Semaglutide Doesn't Improve Fibrosis in NASH-Related Cirrhosis
Secondary outcomes related to cardiometabolic risk showed improvement.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - March 29, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Spatiotemporal patterns of deaths of despair across the U.S., 2000-2019 - Steelesmith DL, Lindstrom MR, Le HTK, Root ED, Campo JV, Fontanella CA.
INTRODUCTION: Deaths of despair (i.e., suicide, drug/alcohol overdose, and chronic liver disease and cirrhosis) have been increasing over the past 2 decades. However, no large-scale studies have examined geographic patterns of deaths of despair in the U.S.... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
News at a glance: Modernizing bed nets, IDing a Solar System visitor, and health lessons from Beethoven ’s hair
PUBLIC HEALTH
Next-gen bed nets get go-ahead
A new type of malaria-fighting bed net
received a major endorsement
from the World Health Organization (WHO) last week. The net combines two chemicals to more effectively kill the mosquitoes that transmit the parasite behind malaria, a disease that killed an estimated 619,000 people in 2022, most of them young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Insecticide-treated bed nets have helped drive malaria rates down dramatically. But in recent years, resistance to the insecticide used to treat nets, pyrethroid, has been spreading. That has contributed to ...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 23, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Five warning signs of potentially 'life-threatening' liver scarring - when to 'see a GP'
One warning sign that fatty liver disease has advanced to cirrhosis could crop up in your daily life. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Alarming': Nation's favourite foods could increase your risk of liver disease
Tucking into one fast food meal everyday could put your liver at risk of life-threatening cirrhosis. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
White House budget includes ambitious push to eliminate hepatitis C
The Biden administration's fiscal year 2024 budget proposal, announced yesterday, aims to eliminate hepatitis C from the United States by creating a nationwide program to fight the disease. If funded by Congress, the 5-year, $11.3 billion program would expand testing, broaden access to powerful antiviral drugs, and boost awareness.
“I can’t really recall a circumstance quite like this, where we have the chance to do something this groundbreaking, so we just have to figure out how to make it work,” Francis Collins, acting science adviser to President Joe Biden and former head of the National Institutes of Health...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 11, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Carvedilol for Portal Hypertension and Cirrhosis Carvedilol for Portal Hypertension and Cirrhosis
Whether carvedilol should be used in patients with portal hypertension and cirrhosis remains controversial. What does the available evidence say?Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - March 9, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution and NAFLD and Cirrhosis Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution and NAFLD and Cirrhosis
Might long-term exposure to air pollution increase the risk of NAFLD and cirrhosis?Liver International (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - March 9, 2023 Category: Pathology Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Similar for Chronic Liver Disease With, Without Cirrhosis
TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 -- Full vaccination cuts the risk for all-cause mortality for breakthrough severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among chronic liver disease (CLD) patients with cirrhosis by two-thirds,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Science Saturday: Researchers elucidate details about the role of inflammation in liver regeneration
The liver has the greatest regenerative capacity of any organ in the body, making it possible for surgeons to treat cancerous and noncancerous diseases with extensive surgical approaches. However, underlying chronic liver diseases, like cirrhosis or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, are known to inhibit the liver's ability to regenerate after surgery. Without regeneration, the liver cannot function, and patients can develop postoperative liver failure — often a lethal complication. In a recent paper published in JHEP Reports, Mayo… (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - March 4, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: news
Thromboembolic and Bleeding Events in Liver Cirrhosis Patients Thromboembolic and Bleeding Events in Liver Cirrhosis Patients
This study aimed to determine the incidence of clotting and bleeding events among patients with liver cirrhosis. How does incidence and outcomes compare with that of the general population?Liver International (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
The sign in your poo that can signal severe fatty liver disease - seek help 'immediately'
These changes in your faeces could be a sign of late-stage cirrhosis, the most severe phase of fatty liver disease. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
