Liver Disease
From the Journals
Study examines the world of alcohol use
Alcohol-related problems cause 2.8 million deaths a year worldwide.
From the Journals
Barriers loom for HCV care in young people who inject drugs
From the Journals
Prealbumin level predicts outcomes for HCC resection
Preoperative prealbumin level may be a better predictor of survival after curative HCC resection than the more commonly used albumin level.
From the Journals
Model finds spontaneous HCV clearance higher than previous estimates
News
FDA approves lenvatinib for HCC
Lenvatinib was found noninferior but not statistically superior to sorafenib for overall survival in a trial of 954 patients.
Conference Coverage
Hot topics
Hepatitis B virus reactivation, endoscopic bariatric therapy, and more.
News from the FDA/CDC
Liver cancer death rates down for Asians and Pacific Islanders
Long-term decrease bucks the larger trend of rising rates.
From the Journals
Real-time microarrays can simultaneously detect HCV and HIV-1, -2 infections
From the Journals
Deaths from liver disease surged in U.S. since 1999
Deaths from cirrhosis increased by 65.4% and deaths from hepatocellular carcinoma by 117%.
Conference Coverage
NAFLD less common, more severe in black children
ORLANDO – Overall prevalence in obese kids: 42%