Chronic Liver Diseases

Exposure to environmental chemicals during pregnancy may increase the risk for liver injury and steatosis in children and mothers, which could be mitigated by higher folic acid supplementation, according to a study in Journal of Hepatology.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The CHESS-ALARM score was a better predictor of esophageal varices requiring treatment in patients with cirrhosis vs. other noninvasive criteria, according to data presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

Assessing hepatitis D virus patients for viremia, as well as expanded screening for HDV antibodies in hepatitis B virus patients, may help further identify active HDV cases, according to a presentation at UEG Week Virtual.

The majority of countries with a high burden of hepatitis C-related deaths have made little progress toward achieving the WHO goal of an at least 10% reduction in hepatitis C-related mortality by 2020, according to research presented at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience.

Randomized controlled trials are critical in finding an evidence-based treatment for patients with COVID-19, according to a presenter at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience.

This award goes to an up and coming physician who is already disrupting the status quo in the field whether it be through new techniques, new thoughts, questioning methods or breakthrough research.

The risk for developing type 2 diabetes rose with regular use of proton pump inhibitors, particularly for longer than 2 years, but the risk decreased when the drugs were discontinued, according to study results published in Gut.