Practice Management News

SAN FRANCISCO — In this exclusive video at The Liver Meeting 2015, Lisa B. VanWagner, MD, MSc, assistant professor of gastroenterology, hepatology and preventive medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, discusses her presentation on what works in the transplant hepatology from a trainee’s perspective.

SAN FRANCISCO — The LiverMultiscan, an MRI device poised to detect early liver disease, officially received their FDA clearance and launched in the United States at The Liver Meeting 2015.

SAN FRANCISCO — Researchers from Intercept Pharmaceuticals found that liver disease awareness and knowledge is scarce compared with other diseases, according to a poster presentation at The Liver Meeting 2015.

SAN FRANCISCO — In this exclusive video, Lynn Gerber, MD, university professor, Center for the Study of Chronic Illness and Disability, George Mason University, and Outcomes Program Medical Director, Beatty Center for Integrated Research, Inova Health System, discusses how prescribed exercise regimens can reduce liver fat.

Healio.com/Hepatology will offer live coverage from The Liver Meeting beginning Saturday.

Healio.com/Hepatology compiled a list of the latest, most relevant research on hepatitis C virus infection, liver transplantation and other liver disease topics presented at ACG 2015 in Honolulu.

Roche Diagnostics announced the release of new assays for HIV-1, hepatitis C virus infection and genotyping hepatitis C virus infection in countries accepting the CE mark1, as part of their current Cobas 4800 System.

November is National Diabetes Month. Healio.com/Hepatology compiled a list of the most engaging research that has found a link between some form of hepatic injury, such as hepatitis B virus infection and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and diabetes.

A panel of U.S. hepatologists convened and provided recommendations for updating the treatment algorithm for hepatitis B virus infection, according to a treatment report published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

A novel therapeutic tool, the Sensing, Monitoring and Release of Therapeutics bandage system, developed by University of Texas at Arlington researchers, will allow health care providers to better monitor and heal complex wounds more quickly, according to a press release.