A Tailored Approach to Promoting HCC Surveillance in Patients With Cirrhosis
There is a need for interventions to increase HCC surveillance in patients with cirrhosis due to a high proportion of late-stage detection.
Hepatology
Is Liver Stiffness Seen in HIV Patients a Result of Hepatotoxic Drug Exposure?
Researchers aimed to estimate the prevalence of liver fibrosis and factors associated with it in people living with HIV compared with those in a control group.
Abnormal Liver Function Tests Linked to Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection
By conducting prospective studies of liver function test abnormalities at baseline, a team of researchers hoped to elucidate the clinical relevance of liver injury in patients with COVID-19.
Maintaining Weight Loss in Patients With Obesity and NAFLD Often Challenging
Researchers in a real-world clinical practice study assessed the incidence of weight loss and weight regain in patients with NAFLD and overweight or obesity.
Neighborhood Deprivation Predicts Poorer Liver Transplant Outcomes in Children
A team of researchers sought to determine whether neighborhood deprivation affected outcomes in pediatric patients having undergone hepatic transplantation.
Bacterial Infections, Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis Affect Course of Decompensated Cirrhosis
An international team of investigators conducted a multicenter, prospective, observational study to identify factors contributing to acute decompensation of cirrhosis.
USPSTF Recommends Hepatitis B Screening for At-Risk Teens, Adults
The USPSTF concludes that screening adults and adolescents at increased risk for hepatitis B virus infection has moderate net benefit.
HIV+ Transplant Donors: Expanding Opportunities to Save HIV Patient Lives
The national organ shortage has led researchers to critically
re-evaluate organ sources that previously were considered too
risky for HIV patients.
Case Study in Live Liver Transplantation: HIV-Positive Mother Donates to HIV-Negative Daughter
In 2018, surgeons in South Africa reported on the first case involving an HIV-positive living donor and an HIV-negative recipient.
Cirrhosis Cases Rising Among Women in North America
Researchers assessed the contemporary epidemiology of liver-related complications in women and projected cirrhosis disease burden to 2040.
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