Liver disease isn't just caused by alcohol. Dr Rajesh Bathini highlights four essential tests, LFTs, hepatitis B & C ...

A liver ultrasound uses sound waves to create an image on a computer screen. ... It is a good screening tool for various liver conditions, such as hepatitis, cancer, and cirrhosis.

Hepatitis and fatty liver disease, major causes of chronic liver injury, often present with subtle, easily overlooked ...

If your doctor recommends a liver ultrasound, you can ask questions to better understand the reasoning behind it. You can ask your doctor what condition they suspect you may have, what the process ...

In a pair of articles published in Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, scientists lay out the case for why we should expand ...

Hepatitis B (HBV) is a viral infection that affects the liver by causing inflammation. This can lead to permanent scarring, what medical professionals call liver fibrosis or cirrhosis. Most ...

After more than half of the participants in a free screening yesterday were found to have a fatty liver, health experts are ...

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Discover a study comparing HBV- and alcohol-related ACLF, highlighting distinct clinical profiles and the need for aetiology-specific treatment strategies.

This study included 1709 consecutive patients with chronic hepatitis B (median age, 53 years; 60.7% men; 57.3% White), defined as the persistence of hepatitis B surface antigen for at least 6 months.

Researchers investigated the association between the presence of concurrent metabolic comorbidities and the severity of liver fibrosis in 3179 patients with untreated chronic hepatitis B (median ...