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Can Coffee Reduce the Risk of Chronic Liver Disease?

Jun 25, 2021: Coffee drinkers appear to have a 49% lower risk of dying of chronic liver disease.

Liver Stiffness After Hep C Treatment Linked to Decompensated Cirrhosis

Oct 1, 2020: No significant links were found between liver stiffness prior to antiviral treatment and cirrhosis, liver cancer or transplants or death.

Increased Coffee Intake May Lower Risk of Liver-Related Death

Oct 14, 2020: Researchers found that more than 700,000 fewer people would die if the per capita coffee consumption were four or more cups per day.

Hep C Is Highly Prevalent Among People Who Inject Drugs

Nov 16, 2020: Researchers found that longer usage of injection drugs was positively linked to hep C testing.

Vemlidy Prevents Transmission of Hepatitis B From Mother to Infant

Nov 30, 2020: Two different studies found that Vemlidy was safe and effective for pregnant women and their infants.

Liver Stiffness Before Hepatitis C Treatment Predicts Liver Cancer Risk

Jan 11, 2021: This measurement also informed researchers about the risk of loss of liver function and death in people cured of hepatitis C.

NAFLD Linked to Higher Risk for Cancers Outside the Liver

Mar 29, 2021: The risk was around 1.5 times higher for cancers of the breast and lungs and the gastrointestinal, gynecological and urinary systems.

HepVu Shows Hepatitis C Mortality Varies Widely Across U.S. Counties

Mar 31, 2021: One in five counties had an increase in deaths from hepatitis C, even as the nation experienced a general decline in mortality rates.

Food Insecurity Linked to Increased Risk of Fatty Liver Disease

Apr 16, 2021: Inadequate access to healthy food was also associated with a higher chance of developing liver fibrosis.

Hepatitis C Is Common Among Trans Women in San Francisco

Apr 19, 2021: Older age and injection drug use history were linked to higher hepatitis C positivity.

Fatty Liver Disease Is Linked to Higher Liver Cancer Risk

May 14, 2021: People with NAFLD have an elevated risk of cancer, largely due to high liver cancer incidence.

COVID-19 Pandemic Led to Shortfall in Hepatitis C Treatment

Jul 2, 2021: Disruptions in access to treatment and harm reduction services could set back effort to eliminate hep C in the U.S.

NAFLD Is Linked to Higher Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Jul 23, 2021: Individuals with both fatty liver diseae and obesity had the greatest risk of sleep apnea.

NAFLD Screening of People With Type 2 Diabetes Is Cost-Effective

Aug 31, 2020: Researchers recommend screening for fatty liver disease within this population.

Liver Disease Is Leading Cause of Death Among People With NAFLD

Sep 2, 2020: Liver complications, heart disease and non-liver cancers also account for most deaths among people with hepatitis B or C.

Over 25% of Women With Hep C Were Diagnosed During Pregnancy

Nov 20, 2020: Despite new guidelines, too few infants born to mothers with hepatitis C were screened for the virus.

Nearly a Quarter of North Americans May Have Fatty Liver Disease

Dec 10, 2020: Researchers suggest that 67.3 million people are living with NAFLD in the United States and Canada.

Combination Therapy for Methamphetamine Use Found to Be Effective for Some

Jan 29, 2021: The drugs naltrexone and bupropion are currently approved for other indications.

Task Force Recommends Hepatitis B Screening for People at Increased Risk

Feb 5, 2021: But experts suggest that a move toward universal hepatitis B screening and vaccination may be in order.

Fatty Liver Linked to Fibrosis Progression in People With Hepatitis B

Feb 25, 2021: Unexpectedly, liver steatosis was also associated with a greater chance of achieving HBsAg seroclearance.