Dry January: Are there really any health benefits?
As Floridians lay by the pool or hit the beach, many will refrain this month from downing a cold beer or sipping on a salt-rimmed margarita.
Jan 11, 2023
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Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure: Liver Transplantation
Medical news and research articles
Repurposed drug may boost liver transplant success
An existing drug could protect donor livers from damage during the transplantation process and reduce complications that occur afterwards, a study suggests.
Dec 21, 2022
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Liver-transplant patient demographic info can predict hospital readmission
The age, sex, and other demographic information about a patient can be used to predict whether they will need to be readmitted following a liver transplant, according to new research spearheaded by recent Penn State graduate ...
Dec 16, 2022
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Livers have the potential to function for more than 100 years
There is a small, but growing, subset of livers that have been transplanted and have a cumulative age of more than 100 years, according to researchers from University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, and ...
Oct 16, 2022
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European data analysis: Looking for the cause of unusual amount of hepatitis of unknown origin among children
Scottish authorities were alerted about an observed unusual number of severe liver inflammation (hepatitis) cases in children in April 2022. The infection could not be linked to commonly known causes for hepatitis. Until ...
Aug 4, 2022
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Two case series describe acute pediatric hepatitis of unknown cause
Cases of acute hepatitis without known cause have been described in children in two case series published online July 13 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Jul 21, 2022
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Severe acute hepatitis of unknown causes in children is on the rise. Why?
In children in the US and UK, a sudden increase in the number of cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown causes (SAHUC) and pediatric acute liver failure was reported between October 2021 and May 2022. As of June 22, 2022, ...
Jul 19, 2022
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Liver transplant patients with prior drinking problems can do well after transplantation, new study finds
A new USC study shows that liver transplant patients with established alcohol abuse issues prior to transplantation can do as well as, or better than, others who receive new livers—a finding that challenges longstanding selection ...
Jul 11, 2022
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