Panelists discuss the critical role of collaboration in hepatology care, emphasizing patient education and thorough follow-up appointments to ensure medication adherence and minimize readmissions.

Dr. Arun Jesudian explains that hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a reversible neuropsychiatric syndrome in cirrhosis patients, often undiagnosed due to asymptomatic progression. Stay ahead of policy, ...

From January 2008 to September 2009, consecutive cirrhotic patients (age 18–70 years) who never had encephalopathy were enrolled. Cirrhosis was diagnosed on a clinical basis involving laboratory tests ...

MILAN — Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), also known as intestinal microbiota transplantation, significantly reduced recurrence of hepatic encephalopathy compared with placebo in patients with ...

Bausch Health’s gastroenterology business arm, Salix, is using its new spot for Xifaxan to educate patients with cirrhosis of the liver about the risk of overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE). Up to 80% ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . FMT demonstrated a favorable safety profile with no related adverse or serious adverse events. Hepatic ...

The descent into dementia can feel like traversing a minefield, coming across new symptoms without the hope of a cure. But some dementia patients, even up to 10% of people diagnosed with the condition ...

The performance of neurodegenerative biomarkers-neurofilament light chain (NfL), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), tau, and ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL1)-in diagnosing minimal ...

In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published in the March issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, recommendations are presented for the diagnosis ...

Rifaximin improves the gut microenvironment by reducing the abundance of harmful bacteria while increasing probiotic bacteria. It inhibits the translocation of bacteria from the mouth to the intestine ...

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a condition that can affect the brain in people who have chronic liver disease. It happens when a damaged liver cannot effectively filter ammonia and other toxins out of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who received oral and enema placebo experienced the highest recurrence of hepatic encephalopathy.