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Entecavir plus traditional Chinese medicine cuts HCC risk in CHB
Entecavir plus traditional Chinese medicine cuts HCC risk in CHB
22 Nov 2022

Among patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), treatment with entecavir (ETV) and Biejia-Ruangan compound (BRC), an antifibrotic traditional Chinese medicine, helps reduce the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a recent study reports.

Entecavir plus traditional Chinese medicine cuts HCC risk in CHB
22 Nov 2022
H. pylori eradication eases metabolic dysfunction, steatosis in NAFLD
H. pylori eradication eases metabolic dysfunction, steatosis in NAFLD
20 Nov 2022

Among patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), eradication treatment against Helicobacter pylori may help improve liver steatosis and metabolic parameters, a recent study has found.

H. pylori eradication eases metabolic dysfunction, steatosis in NAFLD
20 Nov 2022
Bariatric surgery provides cardioprotection in patients with severe obesity, NAFLD
Bariatric surgery provides cardioprotection in patients with severe obesity, NAFLD
09 Nov 2022

Patients with severe obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) appear to benefit from bariatric surgery, which significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), a study has found.

Bariatric surgery provides cardioprotection in patients with severe obesity, NAFLD
09 Nov 2022
Alcohol-related liver disease poses increased risk of cardiovascular disease
Alcohol-related liver disease poses increased risk of cardiovascular disease
07 Nov 2022

Patients with biopsy-proven alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) appear to have a higher frequency of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than their counterparts without ALD, according to a study. The increased rates are especially pronounced just after ALD diagnosis.

Alcohol-related liver disease poses increased risk of cardiovascular disease
07 Nov 2022
Third-dose vaccine beats tolerance in cirrhotic COVID-19 patients
Third-dose vaccine beats tolerance in cirrhotic COVID-19 patients
06 Nov 2022

A third-dose administration of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine results in a more substantial decrease in COVID-19 in patients with cirrhosis compared with the general population, according to a study. This suggests that the third dose can overcome vaccine hyporesponsiveness in this population.

Third-dose vaccine beats tolerance in cirrhotic COVID-19 patients
06 Nov 2022
Slow disease progression seen in people with NAFLD
Slow disease progression seen in people with NAFLD
05 Nov 2022
Vebicorvir plus entecavir safe, effective in chronic HBV patients
Vebicorvir plus entecavir safe, effective in chronic HBV patients
03 Nov 2022 byStephen Padilla

The addition of vebicorvir to entecavir in treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection provides further antiviral activity, with a positive safety and tolerability profile, results of a phase II trial have shown.

Vebicorvir plus entecavir safe, effective in chronic HBV patients
03 Nov 2022