Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

There are approximately 100,000 alcohol-related cancer cases annually in the U.S. and 20,000 deaths due to alcohol-related cancer, according to an HHS press release.

Nearly two-thirds of patients with excessive alcohol use and a high fibrosis-4 index were not referred for liver-related care, with fewer referrals among those with mental health disorders or alcohol-related mental health hospitalizations.

Researchers have estimated that annual costs associated with alcohol-associated liver disease will climb from $31 billion in 2022 to $66 billion in 2040 — a 118% increase — with costs among women accounting for 43% of the total expenditure.

WASHINGTON — Patients with alcohol use disorder and diabetes mellitus or hepatitis C were at higher risk for advanced liver disease, while African American race had a protective effect, according to late-breaking data at The Liver Meeting.

Higher state-level geographic density of gastroenterologists was linked with decreased mortality from alcohol-associated liver disease in adults aged 25 years or older, according to new data in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

LONDON — Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and alcohol-associated liver disease are among the main contributors of increased mortality related to chronic liver disease and liver cancer burden, according to research.

A recent study showed that restrictive diets were more effective than optimized medical treatment alone in reducing symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.

Alcohol-associated liver disease mortality rates increased each year from 2017 to 2020 and accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Patients with alcohol-associated cirrhosis had higher mortality following ICU discharge compared with patients with cirrhosis related to other causes, according to study results published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Many individuals look to the new year to follow through their resolutions such as diet and exercise and some are now attempting ‘Dry January’, to reset after a holiday full of drinking.