Liver Disease
From the Journals
CREST syndrome and PBC are often associated
Sjögren’s syndrome and autoimmune thyroiditis are the most common extrahepatic autoimmune disorders associated with primary biliary cholangitis,...
From the Journals
No obvious choice for treating pruritus in PBC patients
This quality-of-life issue can lead sufferers to suicidal ideation.
From the Journals
Burden of HCV-induced cirrhosis expected to shift from men to women
Investigators expect women to become the main burden of HCV care.
From the Journals
Statin use cuts risks in compensated cirrhosis
Hepatic decompensation and mortality dropped 46% in patients with compensated cirrhosis of any etiology.
From the Journals
Light alcohol use did not affect liver fibrosis progression in HIV/HCV-coinfected women
Women coinfected with HIV and HCV who drank light and moderate amounts of alcohol did not experience significant progression of liver fibrosis.
Conference Coverage
Hot topics in 2017
The 2017 Postgraduate Course started out with four hot topics that dominated the year - opioid dependence, a cure for hepatitis C, and...
From the Journals
NASH did not increase risk of poor liver transplantation outcomes
Liver transplants were as successful in NASH patients as in other liver transplant recipients, despite having more comorbidities.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves faster, pangenotypic cure for hep C virus
A faster cure for all genotypes of the hepatitis C virus with or without liver disease comes to market.
Flashback
Flashback to 2014
SVR is still a surrogate for clinical outcome and the analysis of 5-year follow-up in the December 2014 issue reported that in patients with SVR...
News
FDA advisory panel backs safety of new hepatitis B vaccine for adults
A new, two-dose hepatitis B vaccine is given the nod of approval for further study.