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Weekend catch-up sleep may help fatty liver
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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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Universal hepatitis B screening, vaccination deemed cost effective for pregnant women
Clinicians may be more aware of the need to add hepatitis B screening to prenatal care given that routine hepatitis C screening for pregnant women...
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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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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...
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In pill or food form, healthy fatty acids reduce liver fat
For patients with NAFLD who supplement their diets with polyunsaturated fatty acids, liver and metabolic parameters improve, results of a...
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Alcohol-related liver disease severity increased during COVID-19 pandemic
Increased alcohol sales and disrupted services may have led to worse clinical outcomes.
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AGA Clinical Practice Guideline: Coagulation in cirrhosis
Clinical complexity and a lack of data make for challenging decisions.
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How do alcohol, obesity impact cirrhosis?
A new analysis suggests that, while alcohol and obesity are risk factors for morbidity, they don’t combine for a stronger effect.
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Third COVID-19 vaccine dose helped some transplant recipients
All of those with low titers before the third dose had high titers after receiving the extra shot, in case series.