Direct-acting antiviral agents significantly lower Hepatitis C related mortality and cancer risk
1. In this retrospective cohort study, adult patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection treated with direct-acting antiviral (DAA) agents ...
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Bepirovirsen may reduce disease burden in patients with chronic hepatitis B
1. Bepirovirsen resulted in a sustained hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA loss in approximately ...
Adenovirus infection associated with hepatitis of unknown cause in children
1. Adenovirus was found to be associated with the emerging hepatitis of unknown cause in children in the United Kingdom ...
Accessible hepatitis C care for people who inject drugs provide significantly higher rates of cure compared to conventional care
1. In patients with hepatitis C virus who recently injected drugs, 67% in the accessible care arm vs 23% in ...
Demographic trends associated with increased maternal & neonatal Hepatitis C cases over 10 years
1. A retrospective, cross-sectional study including all pregnancies in the United States between 2009 and 2019 found that the annual ...
Wellness Check: Addictions
2 Minute Medicine is pleased to announce that we are launching Wellness Check, a new series dedicated to exploring new ...
Adjunctive methylprednisolone treatment for hepatitis B acute-on-chronic liver failure associated with increased survival rate
1. Adding methylprednisolone to standard treatment in hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure was associated with an increase in 6-month ...
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Prednisolone and pentoxifylline do not reduce mortality in alcoholic hepatitis [STOPAH trial]
1. In patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis, treatment with prednisolone or pentoxifylline did not significantly reduce mortality at 28 days. ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind March 1 – March 8, 2015
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Long-Term ...
Hepatitis E vaccine may protect for up to 4.5 years
1. A new hepatitis E vaccine tested in China was safe and provided protection from the virus for up to ...
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