‘Hawaiian shirts break down barriers’: A GP’s story of treating hep C out of a van
Each Thursday Dr Matt Young and his team hit the road in a Toyota HiAce plastered in VW logos, offering testing and treatment for hepatitis…
Tag: Hepatology
‘Screen all T2DM patients for fatty liver disease’: incoming guidelines
GPs could be advised to screen all adults with type 2 diabetes for metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease from next year, a leading hepatologist…
Diabetes in NAFLD drives high rate of decompensated cirrhosis: Aussie study
One in three adults with NAFLD-related cirrhosis and diabetes in the decade up to 2018 progressed to decompensated cirrhosis, an Australian study shows. Age, hypertension and extrahepatic cancer all…
NAFLD prevalence nears 40% in Aussie study
The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has risen to nearly 40% as rates of obesity and takeaway food consumption grow in tandem, Australian researchers…
Warning over turmeric and curcumin supplements after patient dies
The TGA has issued a safety warning over supplements containing turmeric and curcumin, after receiving 18 reports of liver problems linked to the complementary medicines,…
Let all GPs prescribe hep B antivirals without extra training: RACGP
Mandatory training requirements for GPs who prescribe hepatitis B antivirals are unnecessary and a barrier to treatment, says the RACGP. GPs cannot initiate hepatitis B…
Patients are being paid to start hep C treatment — is it ethical?
Since direct-acting antivirals were listed on the PBS seven years ago, more than 100,000 Australians have been cured of hepatitis C infection. Yet this figure…
What really killed Beethoven? Centuries-old hair samples shed light on mysteryÂ
A new theory on Ludwig van Beethoven’s death blames his heavy drinking, hepatitis B infection and a predisposition to liver disease based on genetic testing…
Lean patients with NAFLD have higher mortality: study
Lean patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease have higher mortality rates than their overweight and obese counterparts, US doctors have found. This is despite lean…
Fast food ups risk of fatty liver, study confirms
People with obesity or diabetes who consume 20% or more of their daily calories from fast food are more likely to develop liver steatosis compared…
