A 77-year-old woman with a history of hepatitis C cirrhosis presents to the emergency department with 24 hours of progressive ...
The hormone insulin helps get the glucose from digested food into your cells. People with fatty liver disease often have a condition called insulin resistance. That means your body makes insulin ...
One drug, resmetirom (Rezdiffra), is approved to treat the advanced stage of the condition, called metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disease (MASH) with greater degrees of fibrosis.
Healthcare providers use many terms to describe the progress of a cancer or its response to treatment. Progressive disease describes cancer that is growing, progressing, or worsening. There are many ...
Lactulose is the first-line therapy for hepatic encephalopathy ... 29 A potential limitation of this study is that most patients had hepatitis C as the underlying cause of liver disease; therefore, ...
A phase 3 trial of GSK’s linerixibat in a liver disease has hit its primary endpoint, keeping the drugmaker on track to launch the first treatment for the relentless itching experienced by some ...
If you have cirrhosis, you may need to take lactulose long-term. Cirrhosis is a condition where your liver has become severely scarred. This damage is permanent and greatly affects your liver’s ...
The Canadian Chronic Disease Indicators (CCDI) provide information on chronic diseases, their determinants, and their risk and protective factors in Canada. Using an intuitive Data Tool, pan-Canadian ...
Itching (pruritus) is one symptom of chronic liver disease, though not everyone with liver disease develops it. You might have a localized itch, such as on your lower arm, or it might be an all ...
Liver disease, which is treatable when discovered early, often goes undetected until late stages, but a new study revealed that an algorithm fueled by artificial intelligence can accurately detect ...