Three signs on your hands that could indicate advanced fatty liver disease
These problems could indicate cirrhosis, the most advanced stage of fatty liver disease, which can result in liver failure and even death. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Elastography, vascularity measures improve TI-RADS performance
Measures from thyroid nodule vascularity and shear-wave elastography show promis...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Elastography quality important in liver disease prediction
Elastography illuminates cervical changes in pregnant women
New breast elastography algorithm avoids false-negative cases
Strain elastography shows liver stiffness in long-COVID patients
Elastography helps detect autoimmune thyroid diseases in children (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 18, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Elastography quality important in liver disease prediction
The quality of the shear-wave elastography exam matters when creating a predictio...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Strain elastography shows liver stiffness in long-COVID patients
CEUS better than MRI for diagnosing liver, kidney tumors
Ultrasound shows long-term liver injury in COVID-19 patients
Elastography parameters help diagnosis liver disease
Modified CEUS method does well in categorizing liver lesions (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 18, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Why Are NAFLD Treatments Failing in Clinical Trials? Why Are NAFLD Treatments Failing in Clinical Trials?
Dr Vlad Ratziu, professor of hepatology at the Sorbonne Universit é, shares his thoughts on why treatments for fatty liver disease continue to fall short, in a conversation with Dr Nancy Reau.Medscape Gastroenterology (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - April 17, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Expert Interview Source Type: news
Roche ’s Tecentriq plus Avastin reduced the risk of cancer returning in people with certain types of adjuvant liver cancer in a Phase III study
Discussions with health authorities are ongoing and follow-up will continue for the final RFS data and more mature OS data at the next planned analysis.The IMbrave050 study is part of Roche ’s overall commitment to drive fundamental treatment change and improve outcomes for people living with liver cancer. Tecentriq plus Avastin was the first treatment in over a decade to significantly improve OS over the existing standard of care, based on data from the IMbrave150 study.3 The Tecentriq combination quickly became a standard of care in unresectable HCC and is clearly defined as a preferred front-line treatment in multiple...
Source: Roche Media News - April 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche ’s Tecentriq plus Avastin reduced the risk of cancer returning in people with certain types of adjuvant liver cancer in a Phase III study
Discussions with health authorities are ongoing and follow-up will continue for the final RFS data and more mature OS data at the next planned analysis.The IMbrave050 study is part of Roche ’s overall commitment to drive fundamental treatment change and improve outcomes for people living with liver cancer. Tecentriq plus Avastin was the first treatment in over a decade to significantly improve OS over the existing standard of care, based on data from the IMbrave150 study.3 The Tecentriq combination quickly became a standard of care in unresectable HCC and is clearly defined as a preferred front-line treatment in multiple...
Source: Roche Investor Update - April 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Can ChatGPT Help Adults Manage Their Liver Disease?
ChatGPT delivered correct responses to commonly asked patient questions on cirrhosis and liver cancer, including how it is diagnosed and treated, and lifestyle and prevention strategies that may be useful. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - April 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Harnessing ChatGPT to Improve Liver Disease Outcomes Harnessing ChatGPT to Improve Liver Disease Outcomes
ChatGPT may be a useful adjunctive informational tool for patients with cirrhosis or liver cancer and their clinicians by generating easy-to-understand information about the disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - April 13, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Extra-hepatic Morbidity and Mortality in ALD Extra-hepatic Morbidity and Mortality in ALD
This review aimed to characterize and quantify non-liver-related mortality in persons with alcoholic liver disease.Liver International (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - April 13, 2023 Category: Pathology Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Severe fatty liver disease could be treated with new drug - 'significant' discovery
Millions of people worldwide could benefit from the drug that can potentially treat a severe form of fatty liver disease. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Immunotherapy in HCC: Influence of Underlying Liver Disease Immunotherapy in HCC: Influence of Underlying Liver Disease
A new review looks at the potential impacts of liver disease on the efficacy of immunotherapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.Liver International (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Elastography illuminates cervical changes in pregnant women
Cervical changes can be seen between pregnant and nonpregnant women via strai...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
New breast elastography algorithm avoids false-negative cases
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ECR: SMI with elastography shows promise, still lower than TI-RADS
Elastography helps detect autoimmune thyroid diseases in children
Elastography parameters help diagnosis liver disease (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 5, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Yet Another Study Suggests Drinking Isn ’ t Good for Your Health
Moderate drinking isn’t likely to extend your life, according to a new meta-analysis that adds to the mounting scientific consensus that alcohol consumption offers few health benefits and comes with serious risks.
That conclusion may be surprising to anyone who’s heard that moderate drinking—usually defined as no more than two alcoholic beverages per day for men, or one for women—is good for the heart, potentially helping prevent heart disease, strokes, and heart attacks. Numerous studies have also linked the Mediterranean diet, red wine and all, with long, healthy lives.
“The idea that alcoho...
Source: TIME: Health - March 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Research Source Type: news
Fatty liver disease: 3 supplements shown to decrease fat in liver and reverse condition
Supplements that lower the fat content of the liver could offset complications related to fatty liver disease. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health 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
