- From AGA: Hepatic failure flagged as unexpected boceprevir safety signal in adverse event review. GI & Hep News: http://ow.ly/rSCEF
- From NY Times: Spike in Harm to Liver Is Tied to Dietary Aids nyti.ms/JPN9fK
- From Jeff Schwimmer (The Liver Post): First case report of Liver Cancer in a child with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. He is only 7 years-old. http://goo.gl/6dJbzs
- “Recurrence of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome Post-Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in a Patient with Noncirrhotic Portal Hypertension” Hepatology 2013; 58: 2205-06.
- “Management of Hepatitis B: Our Practice and How It Relates to the Guidelines” Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2014; 12: 16-26. Terrific review and insights.
- “Acute Liver Failure” NEJM 2013; 369: 2525-34.
- “Cesarean Section Reduces Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection from Hepatitis B Surface Antigen-Positive Women to Their Infants” Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013; 11: 1349-55. Retrospective, nonrandomized study -“performing elective cesarean section only in highly viremic mothers with pre-delivery HBV DNA levels ≥1,000,000 copies/mL may be advisable.”
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