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News, opinions and meeting coverage in gastroenterology.

A woman with a scar on her abdomen from liver transplant surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Liver Transplant Sex Disparities Vanish With Living-Donor Access

Women who qualified for deceased donor organs had significantly worse MELD scores

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<乌鸦传媒>Time to Break the Abstinence Rule Before Liver Transplants?

Small study suggests alternative criteria to the "6-month rule" may be needed

A billboard with a mature cowboy in sunglasses and the words: TEX NEEDS A LIVER. PLEASE HELP!

<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Is Oil Tycoon's Billboard for Liver Donor Ethical? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

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<乌鸦传媒>Shingrix OK'd for Immunocompromised Adults

CDC's vaccine committee currently discussing vaccine for this population, manufacturer says

FDA ADCOMM Transmedics OCS Liver over a photo of the device.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel Nearly Unanimous on Liver Transplant Perfusion Device

Thumbs up on safety and efficacy

A computer rendering of hepatitis B viruses.

<乌鸦传媒>Some Liver Transplant Patients Got Hepatitis B From Donors

Injection drug use may be mostly to blame, researcher says

X-ray and fluoroscopy images of primary sclerosing cholangitis

<乌鸦传媒>Cases of Rare Liver Complication Seen With Severe COVID-19

Higher prevalence of condition in COVID patients than influenza patients, researcher says

EASL over a computer rendering of a liver

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Liver Assist Device Safe for Patients With Cirrhosis

Small preliminary trial also shows hints of promising clinical results

EASL over a computer rendering of a liver

<乌鸦传媒>Liver Fibrosis Linked to Lower Response to COVID Vaccine

Third dose may be needed in this population as well as some transplant patients, says researcher

EASL over a computer rendering of a liver

<乌鸦传媒>Liver Disease Tied to Increased Risk of Death From Severe COVID

French study of hospitalized patients also saw an increased risk of mechanical ventilation

FDA WARNING Obeticholic acid (Ocaliva) over two bottles of Ocaliva over a computer rendering of a liver with cirrhosis.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Restricts Ocaliva Use in Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Liver failure, need for liver transplant reported in patients with advanced cirrhosis

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<乌鸦传媒>Here's Why This Doc Got a Third Vaccine Dose

A transplant surgeon, a heart recipient himself, saw robust antibody response after third dose

A close up of a fresh modern surgical suture.

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Why the COVID Vaccine Didn't Work for Me

Millions of transplant patients need to be informed that they may not get sufficient protection

Surgeons perform a liver transplant.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Dynamic AFP-R Key to Transplant Selection in Liver Cancer?

Dynamic alpha-fetoprotein response improved prediction of patient outcomes

A vintage advertisement with a can of Schlitz beer in a baseball glove

<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Boozy Athlete's Liver Transplant Ethical? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

A vintage advertisement with a can of Schlitz beer in a baseball glove

<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Liver Transplant for Alcoholic Baseball Legend?

You make the call

AP Cardiology over a computer rendering of a heart beat

<乌鸦传媒>Bariatric Surgery in Heart Failure

Andrew Perry, MD, delves into its role with Radha Gopalan, MD

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<乌鸦传媒>More Hospitals Offering Uterus Transplant

More transplant programs opening outside of clinical trials, but questions about cost and access remain

A donor heart with a tag attached which says COVID-19?

<乌鸦传媒>Organ Transplant: 'Essential' Surgery in a Time of Pandemic

Centers describe the tough choices, strategies, and outcomes they're seeing

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<乌鸦传媒>Surgical Attire Changes a Bust for Infection Control?

One center reports what happened with shift to bouffants, surgical jackets

<乌鸦传媒>Morning Break: Measles Rebound; New FDA Warnings; Cancer Dx Scares

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 乌鸦传媒 staff

<乌鸦传媒>Minorities Sicker than Whites at Liver Transplant Referral

Blacks had highest MELD scores at waitlist registration among racial-ethnic groups

<乌鸦传媒>'De-Fatting' Tx May Give Discarded Livers New Life

Ex vivo perfusion system plus therapy reduced fat in steatotic livers

<乌鸦传媒>AASLD Poster Roundup: Gender, Insurance, Weight and Waitlists

Selections from poster sessions at the annual Liver Meeting

<乌鸦传媒>Liver Meeting to Focus on Practice Matters Along with Science

Topics range from 'day in the life' of a hepatology consultant to novel NASH therapies

<乌鸦传媒>Racial Gaps Persist in ALD Patients Eligible for Transplant

Disparities found regarding liver transplant, mortality

<乌鸦传媒>Hepatitis C Treatments Reduce Transplants

Therapies also appear to reduce liver-related mortality

<乌鸦传媒>Europe Gets Updated HCV Tx Guidelines

EASL panel touts 'ease of use' of direct-acting antivirals

<乌鸦传媒>Perioperative Beta Blockers Trade Fewer MIs for More Deaths

Issue of safety highlighted again in POISE analysis

<乌鸦传媒>'Split Livers:' Life-Saving Options for Kids Who Need Transplant?

Divided-organ approach works in U.K., but may be a tough sell in U.S.

<乌鸦传媒>PBC Drug Shows Benefit Beyond Standard Response

Findings imply that ursodeoxycholic acid therapy should not be discontinued

<乌鸦传媒>Liver Ca Transplant Rates Vary by Ethnicity

Blacks have lower rates despite same degree of illness, study finds

<乌鸦传媒>AASLD Liver Meeting Covers a Lot of Ground

New science could 'potentially change the field'

<乌鸦传媒>DDW 2017: Diversity Will Be Meeting's Strength

Four-society meeting has plenty to offer across and among specialties

<乌鸦传媒>PSC in Kids: Rare but Relentless

Large international cohort offers new insight

<乌鸦传媒>Timing of Meals Linked to Fatty Liver

Distributing calories during the day could reduce NAFLD risk

<乌鸦传媒>Dorry Segev, Extreme Renaissance Man

"Every day, I try to take on something Im not good at," says renowned transplant surgeon.

<乌鸦传媒>No Need for Cancer Watch in Cirrhotic Wilson's Disease

Hepatocellular carcinoma is too infrequent to merit regular surveillance.

<乌鸦传媒>Supplements Blamed for Liver Toxicity

WASHINGTON -- The rate of liver damage caused by dietary and herbal supplements -- especially those used for bodybuilding -- appears to be on the rise, a researcher said here.

<乌鸦传媒>Wyeth Settles Rapamune Marketing Charge

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Pfizer's Wyeth Pharmaceuticals unit will pay $490.9 million to resolve state and federal allegations that it marketed rapamycin (sirolimus, Rapamune) for unapproved indications.

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