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Modifying Microbiome Can Improve Encephalopathy Due to Liver Disease

Fecal microbiota transplantation can help reverse brain impairment in people with liver failure.

Lanreotide Tempers Effects of Polycystic Liver Disease

Given to those with polycystic kidney and liver diseases, the injectable drug reduced the volume of swollen livers.

England Beats WHO’s 2020 Hepatitis C Goals Three Years Early

HCV-related mortality in the country fell by more than 16 percent over the past two years.

Fatty Liver Disease Is Rising Among People Living With HIV

Among HIV-positive people, mortality related to hepatitis B and C is falling but deaths due to NAFLD are rising.
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Viread Hep B Treatment May Reduce Liver Cancer Risk More Than Baraclude

People who took Viread were about two thirds less likely to develop HCC, but this could be related to other factors as well.

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Givosiran Shows Promise as Treatment of Acute Hepatic Porphyrias

Among study participants, having such a rare genetic disease was associated with numerous health attacks.

Elafibranor Shows Favorable Efficacy & Safety as PBC Treatment

Among those with primary biliary cholangitis, the investigational drug reduced alkaline phosphatase levels.

Documentary Examines Those on the Front Line of New Mexico’s Opioid Crisis

The film, which is airing on PBS’s Independent Lens, explores the challenges of rural health care.

Zepatier Is Highly Effective Among Those With Opioid Use Disorder

This is according to two studies of real-world use of the hepatitis C regimen.

Among English Gay & Bi Men, Hep C Is Increasingly Seen in Those Without HIV

Traditionally hep C transmits sexually mostly among HIV-positive men who have sex with men.

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Amazon’s Alexa Skills Kit Is a Health Care Game Changer

Alexa can now securely transmit and receive personalized medical information.

Immunotherapy Shows Modest Promise for Liver Cancer

Keytruda and Opdivo showed antitumor activity in some patients and acceptable side effects in real-world use.

Various Factors Tied to Lower Cure Rates for Epclusa And Mavyret

This from a real-world analysis of people treated for hep C in the United States.

Seladelpar Shows Promise as Treatment for Primary Biliary Cholangitis

In a small ongoing study, the treatment showed an anti-cholestatic effect.
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