Biomarker Panel May Help Predict Kidney Damage in Patients With Alcoholic Hepatitis

One of the first studies of its kind has concluded that interleukin-18 (IL-18) appears to be a specific biomarker ...

MAY 13, 2021

New Triple-Antigen Vaccine For Hep B Could Become Standard In Some Patient Groups

A new triple-antigen vaccine against infection with the hepatitis B virus confers greater protection than the ...

MAY 13, 2021

FMT Linked to Gains in Liver Function in Cirrhotic Patients

A single fecal microbiota transplant is safe, improves liver function and reduces pro-inflammatory cytokines in ...

MAY 12, 2021

Heavy Metals Linked to Liver Ailments

Boston—Exposure to heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and arsenic may play a role in the development of ...

MAY 21, 2020

Hep C Cure Linked to Lower Mortality From Liver Cancer

Boston—Curing infection with the hepatitis C virus appears to dramatically improve five-year survival rates ...

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Selections From the 2018 AASLD Meeting

In this installment of “Expert Picks,” Drs. Ashwani K. Singal and Naim Alkhouri highlight some of the ...

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Liver Transplants in Patients With Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis

In this video, Keri Lunsford, MD, PhD, of Houston Methodist Hospital, discusses her poster from the 2018 Liver ...

DECEMBER 10, 2018