Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bhutan records first coronavirus death
The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan on Friday recorded its first coronavirus death after 10 months of seeking to isolate itself from the global pandemic.
Jan 8, 2021
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Chronic Liver Disease
Oncology & Cancer
A first-in-human clinical trial shows microbubbles augments radiation in liver cancer patients
Primary liver cancer is on the rise worldwide, largely due to an increase in hepatitis C infections and chronic liver disease. Liver cancer is also hard to treat—it kills 750,000 people a year worldwide, making it the second ...
Dec 15, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Q&A: Y-90 therapy offers many benefits in treatment of liver cancer
My father has had chronic liver disease. Recently, he was diagnosed with liver cancer. His doctor mentioned Y-90 as one treatment option. What is Y-90, and is it safe?
Dec 2, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
2009 to 2018 saw increase in incidence of NAFLD in children
(HealthDay)—From 2009 to 2018, there was an increase in the incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among children, although many still remain undiagnosed, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in ...
Nov 19, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
When liver cirrhosis is deadly
When the body can no longer compensate the gradual failure of the liver caused by liver cirrhosis, there is a high risk of acute decompensated liver cirrhosis. In some patients this develops quickly into an often deadly acute-on-chronic ...
Aug 27, 2020
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Addiction
Study to explore whether new therapy can help address problem drinking
A psychological therapy found to be effective in helping people achieve and maintain weight loss is being trialled to see if it can support patients with chronic liver disease to stop drinking.
Aug 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alcohol fuels surge in chronic liver disease
Alcohol's popularity and its central place in socializing in Australia obscures the dangers of excessive drinking and possible liver disease, Flinders University experts warn.
Jul 9, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Complications after colonoscopy up for those aged ≥ 75
(HealthDay)—For individuals undergoing outpatient colonoscopy, the risk of 30-day postcolonoscopy complications is increased for those aged ≥75 years, according to a study published online June 25 in JAMA Network Open.
Jun 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
U.S. officials change virus risk groups, add pregnant women
The nation's top public health agency on Thursday revamped its list of which Americans are at higher risk for severe COVID-19 illness, adding pregnant women and removing age alone as a factor.
Jun 26, 2020
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Immunology
Liver perfusion could save 7 in 10 rejected donor livers
A major study investigating the effectiveness of liver perfusion as a technique to improve the function of donor livers that would have otherwise been rejected has shown that up to seven in every 10 could be used after just ...
Jun 17, 2020
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