Liver Disease
From the Journals
Sex-based disparities in liver allocation driven by organ size mismatch, MELD score
Compared with men, women were 14.4% less likely to receive a transplant, and 8.6% more likely to die on the wait list.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves mAb combo for hepatocellular carcinoma
Approval was based on results from the phase 3 IMbrave150 trial.
From the AGA Journals
Nucleoside polymers show early promise in HBV
For patients with chronic HBV infection, triple-combination therapy with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, pegylated interferon alfa-2a (TDF-pegIFN...
From the AGA Journals
Health care costs nearly doubled for patients with NAFLD
Both hospitalizations and outpatient visits accounted for the increased costs.
From the Journals
Medicare claims review builds case for NAFLD/NASH screening
Early disease is being missed.
Conference Coverage
High rate of fatty liver disease found among 9/11 first responders
This is likely because of toxin exposure at ground zero, which can cause a subtype of NAFLD known as toxin-associated fatty liver disease.
News
AGA Clinical Practice Update: Screening and surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with NAFLD
Physicians should consider liver cancer screening for all patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and cirrhosis.
News
CDC: Screen nearly all adults, including pregnant women, for HCV
Ethics
Early liver transplantation for alcoholic hepatitis
Should this patient be offered liver transplantation? What medical and psychosocial factors should we consider?
Latest News
See acute hepatitis? Consider COVID-19, N.Y. case suggests
This is the first documented instance of a patient with COVID-19 presenting with acute hepatitis as the primary symptom before developing...