Hepatology News

Country-specific public health policies that target metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease risk factors, such as food insecurity and physical activity, may play a key role in mitigating the global burden of disease.

Hepatitis B e-antigen seroconversion in childhood and low hepatitis B surface antigen titers after seroconversion independently predicted functional cure in chronic HBV-infected patients followed from childhood through adulthood.

Women with hepatocellular carcinoma were less likely to receive a liver transplant and more likely to die or be removed from the waitlist vs. men, underscoring the need for changes to allocation policies, according to researchers.

One important investment vehicle to understand when working toward slow and steady growth is the index fund.

As part of the ongoing challenge to achieve work-life integration, experts are pursuing creative endeavors and practicing decompression to provide outlets for physicians struggling with burnout.

Retirement planning for physicians is a critical aspect of financial management, given the unique challenges and opportunities they face.

Despite achieving cure with direct-acting antivirals, patients with chronic hepatitis C virus-related decompensated cirrhosis remain at risk for progression of portal hypertension, further decompensation and hepatocellular carcinoma.

Clinicians will gather for AIMed24 to meet with industry leaders and innovators and attend keynotes and workshops to discuss the future of AI implementation in medicine, according to information from the meeting organizers.

Declines in serum hepatitis B virus RNA at the first and second year of treatment with nucleos(t)ide analogues correlated with risk for hepatocellular carcinoma and may serve as independent predictors of cancer development.

Attempts to curtail prior authorizations for patients insured by Medicare Advantage plans have failed in back-to-back legislative sessions in 2019 and 2021, but a new bill has some experts hopeful that the third time is a charm.