Tag: Liver Disease: Misc.
Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients Often Undervaccinated
Only 19 percent of children were up to date on immunizations by IDSA accelerated schedule
Chemical Analysis Links Kratom to Cases of Severe Liver Injury
Patients used kratom for psychotropic effects and joint pain; injury onset occurred after median of 22 days
Tesamorelin May Aid Patients With HIV, Fatty Liver Disease
Tesamorelin significantly reduced hepatic fat fraction compared with placebo
Liver Transplants Rarely Performed for Unauthorized Immigrants
Unauthorized immigrant status linked to similar risks for graft failure, death versus U.S. citizens/residents
Frailty Assessment May Aid Liver Transplant Evaluation
Frailty assessment may help identify patients at higher risk for death on the wait-list
FDA Reports Rare Cases of Liver Injury, Failure With Hep C Therapies
Worsening liver functioning, liver failure reported among patients contraindicated for HCV therapies
Common Therapy for Obstetric Cholestasis Found Ineffective
Treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid versus placebo yielded no significant difference in outcome
Superior Outcomes Seen for Living Donor Liver Transplant
Living donor versus deceased donor liver transplant also yields less resource utilization
T2DM Is Risk Factor for Liver Fibrosis Progression in NAFLD
In multivariate analysis, age, albumin concentration, T2DM independently tied to progression
Digestive Disease Week, May 18-21
Digestive Disease Week 2019 The annual Digestive Disease Week, sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Gastroenterological Association,...
