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Pre-pregnancy maternal obesity triples risk for fatty liver disease in offspring
A high maternal pre-pregnancy BMI increases the risk of offspring developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to findings presented at the 2021 International Liver Congress
Patients hospitalized during COVID-19 have higher rates of alcohol dependency
A higher proportion of patients hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic were alcohol-dependent, according to results presented at the International Liver Congress.
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Novel liver dialysis device shows promise in treating liver failure
A novel liver dialysis device that rids the body of dysfunctional albumin and replaces it with fresh albumin significantly improved survival rates among patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure, according to a presenter at The International Liver Congress.
7 recent reports in liver: HCC screening, cirrhosis, DDW
In preparation for the International Liver Conference June 23-26, Healio Gastroenterology and Hepatology presents the following report on the latest stories in liver research.
Long hospital stay, high mortality among hospitalized patients with drug-induced liver injury
Patients with drug-indued liver injury had a long hospital stay, low morbidity and high mortality, according to a study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.
ACG releases guidelines for managing suspected drug-induced liver injury
The ACG developed recommendations for diagnosis and management of idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury.
Novel predictive model accurately predicts risk of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis
Bedside measures including activity, quality of life and physical function accurately predicted the risk for overt hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis, according to results published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Coagulopathy of COVID-19 correlates with liver injury
The coagulopathy of COVID-19 driven by endothelial Factor VIII correlated with liver injury, according to a presenter at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience.
COVID, MIS-C show evidence of liver injury, require long-term monitoring
Children with COVID-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome had varied outcomes and liver injuries but all should keep long-term liver monitoring to ensure return to normal levels, per a researcher at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience.
UDCA treatment reduces biliary tract cancer in primary sclerosing cholangitis
Ursodeoxycholic acid treatment correlated with reduced mortality, need for liver transplantation and biliary tract cancer in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis, according to a presenter at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience.
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