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Normothermic machine perfusion found to salvage fatty livers for transplantation
SAN FRANCISCO – Technique enables clinicians to “test drive” organ’s viability prior to transplantation.
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Despite interest, few liver transplant candidates discuss advance care planning with clinicians
SAN FRANCISCO – Findings reveal an opportunity for tools to facilitate discussions between transplant candidates and clinicians, and documentation...
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Medicaid patients have higher MELD scores at time of liver transplantation
SAN FRANCISCO – These higher MELD scores may reflect delays in referral for liver transplantation evaluation.
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Expert highlights rare causes of stroke to keep in mind
ATLANTA – The list of differential diagnoses can be long.
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High rates of HCV treatment completion seen in people who inject drugs
Treatment of people who inject drugs will help prevent new cases of HCV, study coauthor maintains.
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Risk of cancer in NAFLD is 91% higher than in control subjects
SAN FRANCISCO – The observed increase is highest in gastrointestinal cancer subjects.
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Chronic liver disease independently linked to increased risk of falls
SAN FRANCISCO – Subjects with viral hepatitis had the strongest association with a history of falls.
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About 13% of liver transplant recipients affected by PTSD
MELD scores had no association with PTSD in this analysis.
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Brain stimulation device improved fluency in persons who stutter
ATLANTA – This may be first step in what researchers consider “a major breakthrough in treatment.”
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High rates of prescription opioid, benzodiazepine use observed in chronic liver disease
SAN FRANCISCO – Nearly one-quarter were receiving substantial high-dose opioid prescriptions.
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Think research is just for MD-PhDs? Think again
ATLANTA – Study findings indicate that the research productivity of non–RO1-funded neurologists is similar to RO1-funded neurologists.
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U.S. death rates from chronic liver disease continue to rise
Rising mortality from chronic liver disease likely driven by an increase in obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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Robin Williams’ widow recounts ‘terror’ of late husband’s Lewy body dementia
ATLANTA – Susan Schneider Williams shares “three overlooked ideas in this disease space.”
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Pneumonia, COPD most common emergency care–sensitive conditions
Some 40% of patients making ECSC-related ED visits are treated and discharged home or back to the community.
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ED clinicians’ confidence in dealing with ICE mixed, survey finds
SAN DIEGO – Survey respondents were clinicians at two Chicago hospitals.