No aspect of health care has been left unscathed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and hepatology is no exception. According to experts who spoke during a webinar sponsored by the United European Gastroenterology organization, emerging data indicate that the virus can cause mild liver abnormalities, forcing some patients with liver disease to face poorer outcomes of the infection.
Jörn Schattenberg, MD, a hepatologist, a gastroenterologist and an infectious disease specialist at the University