Hepatology News

An intermittent calorie restriction diet was “safe and more effective” in reducing hepatic steatosis at 12 weeks vs. a standard of care diet in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, particularly among those with obesity.

Health care professionals are more likely to experience mental health issues than other workers in the United States, but the stigma they face often deters them from seeking treatment, leading to tragic outcomes, a speaker said.

Vitamin E improved serum markers of liver inflammation and histology in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, according to results from a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Most physicians receive a regular paycheck, and sometimes receive a lump sum such as a bonus. A proportion of both should be invested. How should one invest a portion of their regular paycheck?

Both stretching and meditation reduced cramp severity and improved quality of life among patients with cirrhosis and may be considered as nonpharmacologic interventions when treating nocturnal muscle cramps, according to researchers.

A federal judge has blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on new noncompete agreements with all workers in for-profit organizations.

In his keynote address at this year’s Ending Clinician Burnout Global Summit, Thom Mayer, MD, FACEP, likened the health care practitioners in the audience to the professional football players he routinely treats.

In a Healio video exclusive, Edward V. Loftus Jr., MD, warned that, despite being the smallest virus capable of causing human disease, hepatitis delta virus holds an outsized global impact as the most severe form of viral hepatitis.

Over recent years, there has been increased interest and attention to hepatitis delta virus, as we are beginning to understand that this is a real problem that at the moment is under-addressed and under-identified.

Despite being the smallest virus capable of causing human disease, it is estimated that up to 80% of patients with hepatitis delta virus will progress to liver cirrhosis and more than 50% will die of liver disease within 10 years of diagnosis.