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Rainfall and Mortality; Identifying Risk for Preeclampsia

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Oct 19, 2024
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Novel Drug Effective Against MASH in Phase II Trial

Fatty acid synthase inhibitor targets main drivers of liver injury

Oct 14, 2024
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Hepatitis C Reinfection Common Among Treated Injection Drug Users

These high reinfection rates indicate treatment has reached highest-risk population

Aug 26, 2024
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Heart Defects in Kids Linked to Dads' Hepatitis B History Too

Study in line with prior evidence implicating mother's preconception HBV infection

Aug 19, 2024
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Thousands of Oregon Hospital Patients May Have Been Exposed to Infectious Diseases

An anesthesiologist may not have followed infection control practices

Jul 12, 2024
 Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City
Newborn Hep B Vax Refusal Rates Dropped During Pandemic, D.C. Study Finds

Hospital setting may offer unique opportunity to increase vaccination rates

Jul 11, 2024
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FDA OKs First Point-of-Care Test for Detecting Hep C in At-Risk Adults

Results as quick as 1 hour, enabling a test-and-treat approach

Jun 27, 2024
FDA MARKETING Hepatitis C RNA Test (Xpert HCV test + GeneXpert Xpress System) over a photo of the devices.
Testosterone Prodrug Improves Muscle Mass, Encephalopathy in Men With Cirrhosis

Androgen precursor may help cirrhosis-related sarcopenia

Jun 11, 2024
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Rifaximin Prophylaxis Fails for Bacterial Peritonitis in Cirrhotic Patients

"Is it time to say primary prophylaxis is dead?" one expert asks

Jun 11, 2024
EASL over a photo of Milano Convention Centre in Milan, Italy
Weight Loss/Diabetes Drug Has Positive Treatment Effect on MASH

GLP-1/GIP agonist also improved fibrosis biomarkers, liver fat, and stiffness in phase II trial

Jun 08, 2024
EASL over a photo of Milano Convention Centre in Milan, Italy
Novel Intelligent Liver Function Test Platform Improves Liver Disease Diagnosis

iLFT is now an essential, highly utilized tool at one U.K. primary care system

Jun 07, 2024
EASL over a photo of Milano Convention Centre in Milan, Italy.
Bulevirtide/Pegylated Interferon Combo Beats Monotherapy for Chronic Hepatitis D

Combo therapies for HDV with drugs other than pegylated interferon would be better, expert says

Jun 06, 2024
EASL over a photo of Milano Convention Centre in Milan, Italy.
Co-Locating COVID Vaccines, Infection Testing With Syringe Services Shows Success

94% of people completed primary vaccination in this Baltimore-based initiative

Jun 03, 2024
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What to Know About the U.K.'s Tainted Blood Scandal

Tens of thousands contracted HIV or hepatitis from transfusions during the 1970s and 1980s

May 20, 2024
 A photo of infected blood victim Brendan West.
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