Patients with HCV-HIV coinfections had significantly higher rates of hepatic decompensation vs. HCV-monoinfected patients, even when they received antiretroviral therapy and maintained low HIV RNA...
SAN DIEGO – Is there really such a thing as a hypoallergenic dog? (Bo Obama, we’re looking at you.) Can blood tests for sale on the Internet identify a child’s allergies? And must parents wait until...
Only 0.19% of cholecystectomy patients had incidental gallbladder cancer, and incidence was just 0.03% in patients who lacked risk factors for the malignancy, according to investigators. The report...
A panel of California medical experts says two new, once-daily drugs for hepatitis C represent low-value treatment alternatives for the condition because of their high price tags.
The drugs, Gilead...
MIAMI BEACH – For patients with colorectal cancer and liver metastasis, one-stage surgery cuts hospital time and expense.
Compared to a staged approach, resecting both the primary and metastatic...
An Institute of Medicine committee could not reach consensus on a single definition of Gulf War illness and recommended in a new report that clinicians and researchers at least narrow it down to two...
Nearly three-quarters of Clostridium difficile infections in children and teens were community associated, with the highest incidence among 1-year-olds, according to a study published March 3...
MIAMI BEACH – An elevated bilirubin level on postoperative day 3 after major hepatectomy may be a harbinger of hepatic insufficiency that leads to poor outcomes – including an increased risk of...
MIAMI BEACH – A combination of teamwork and leadership led to a 50% reduction in readmission after pancreatectomy in a large academic facility.
The readmission rate at Indiana University Hospital...
Glycerol phenylbutyrate significantly reduced the number of cirrhosis patients experiencing hepatic encephalopathy and the time to first event, a phase II trial has shown.
The randomized,...
