Hepatology News

BOSTON — In this video, Nancy S. Reau, MD, FAASLD, AGAF, reviews three abstracts presented at The Liver Meeting related to pregnancy and pediatric treatments for hepatitis C virus infection.

In this Healio video exclusive, Dean Hum, PhD, chief scientific officer at Genfit, outlines five ongoing programs in the company’s acute-on-chronic liver failure development pipeline, which recently were presented at The Liver Meeting.

BOSTON — According to an abstract at The Liver Meeting, patients of Hispanic ethnicity who had elevated liver enzymes at baseline remained at increased risk for hepatocellular carcinoma, despite spontaneously clearing hepatitis C virus.

A new clinical guideline published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology underscored the need to overcome barriers to alcohol use disorder treatment and expand multidisciplinary care for patients with alcohol-associated liver disease.

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The Residency to Retirement resource center offers insightful and innovative strategies to help physicians reduce taxes, protect assets, invest wisely and build wealth during all phases of their careers.

As viral hepatitis continues to be a major health concern in the infectious disease field, recent research has highlighted the importance of testing and treatment.

BOSTON — Use of directly observed therapy was successful even at extended intervals when treating hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs, according to research presented at The Liver Meeting.

BOSTON — A regimen of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir with ribavirin was effective among patients with refractory chronic hepatitis C virus with liver cirrhosis and chronic kidney disease, according to data presented at The Liver Meeting.

BOSTON — A virtual treatment program that coordinates care with local providers improved therapy for children and adolescents with hepatitis C virus in the United Kingdom, according to a presentation at The Liver Meeting.