A surgical team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently performed the first robotic liver transplant in the U.S. The successful transplant, accomplished in May at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, extends ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Black people face a higher risk of developing severe liver fibrosis, but a new study suggests personalized care could help mitigate that risk.
Jul 5, 2023
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In a multicenter phase 3 trial, researchers at the MHH have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of the drug bulevirtide, which prevents HD viruses from entering the liver. This paves the way for a drug therapy of the particularly ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Larissa was a 21-year-old Canadian college student recovering from COVID-19 when she died from complications related to an accidental overdose of acetaminophen, a medication in probably every drug store and most medicine ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Alcohol consumption increased substantially across the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the impact was greatest among American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) populations, where deaths from alcohol-associated ...
Apr 22, 2023
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In the United States, an average of three people die every day waiting for a liver transplant, which resulted in nearly 1,200 lives lost in 2021. Liver allocation policy has undergone major modifications in the last 10 years. ...
Apr 21, 2023
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Duke Health researchers have identified the cause of an inherited metabolic disease common among people with Lumbee and other Native American heritage, overturning decades of settled science and pointing to new, more effective ...
Apr 19, 2023
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In non-cirrhotic liver diseases, organ transplantation in two steps, especially with a living donation, is a safe therapy option for donors and recipients. This is the conclusion of a case series evaluated by surgeons from ...
Jan 31, 2023
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For patients undergoing liver transplant (LT), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) viral load (VL) monitoring may reduce the incidence of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD), according to a study published online Jan. ...
Jan 18, 2023
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A cohort study of more than 3,000 persons who received hydroxychloroquine for 5 or more years with guideline-recommended serial retinopathy screening found that the overall risk for incident retinopathy was low, with most ...
Jan 16, 2023
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