Practice Management News

Between 2000 and 2014, the individual risk for HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma in New South Wales, Australia declined, according to recent findings published in the Journal of Hepatology. However, population level HBV-related HCC stayed the same.

The correlation between portal hypertensive gastropathy and portal hypertension was strong enough to suggest which patients with these conditions could develop cirrhosis, but not hepatocellular carcinoma, according to research published in BMC Gastroenterology.

Spending on low-value health care services represents a large area of waste in the U.S. health care system, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The increase in follow-up care due to universal bilirubin screening in Canadian newborns was limited by socioeconomic disparities, according to recent findings published in Academic Pediatrics.

The size of hepatocellular adenoma tumors shrinks after menopause in women aged older than 50 years, according to recent findings published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Most resident and attending internal medicine physicians overestimated both the benefits and harms of common medical tests and treatments, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate monotherapy was effective and well-tolerated in patients with lamivudine-resistant chronic hepatitis B up to 5 years, according to recent findings published in Journal of Hepatology.

With August designated as National Immunization Awareness Month, Healio.com/Hepatology presents 10 of the most noteworthy recent news articles on hepatitis B vaccination.

Contrary to previous research, acute rejection after liver transplant was associated with an increased risk for graft failure, graft-failure-related death and all-cause mortality, according to recent findings published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

The high cost of prescription drugs in the United States is the result of drug manufacturers being granted government-protected monopolies, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.