Hepatology
News
FDA approves oral interferon-free treatment for genotype 4 HCV infection
Patient Information
Teaching patients about Hepatitis C
Article
Umbilical hernia in a patient with cirrhosis
Applied Evidence
Managing dyspepsia
Although most cases of dyspepsia lack a structural cause, patients often suffer intermittently for years. In this article and treatment algorithm...
Applied Evidence
Cirrhosis complications: Keeping them under control
Ascites, variceal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, and hepatorenal syndrome are among the complications you are likely to encounter when caring...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Nivolumab puts brakes on advanced liver cancer
Patient Information
Helping patients afford the new hepatitis C medications
Conference Coverage
DDW: Gestational diabetes linked to increased NAFLD risk in middle age
Key clinical point: Gestational diabetes could be used to identify young women at increased risk of having non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Stroop app predicts hepatic encephalopathy
The Stroop App is a smartphone screening tool that tests the patient’s cognitive speed and flexibility, which physicians can administer themselves...
Conference Coverage
Consider HCV ‘a cardiovascular risk factor’
Key clinical point: Chronic HCV infection was strongly linked to CV outcome and needs to be considered a CV risk factor. Major finding: Adjusted...
Practice Alert
Catching up on the latest USPSTF recommendations
Screening is now encouraged for hepatitis B in those at high risk and for gestational diabetes at 24 weeks gestation. Low-dose aspirin is also...