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#Hepatology, Director Sub-Saharan Africa Gastroenterology iECHO
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The May 2025 issue of The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology is out now at www.thelancet.com/gastrohep!

Including content on achalasia, kidney injury in cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, alcohol use disorder, inflammatory bowel disease, liver cancer & more.

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April 10, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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February 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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TAF reduces the risk of liver-related serious adverse events in adults w/ non-cirrhotic chronic hepatitis B & moderate or high viraemia but normal/mildly elevated ALT

Data suggest guidelines should allow early therapy in patients with a moderate or high viral load

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lancetgastrohep.bsky.social The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social · Feb 4
New research - Early antiviral treatment with tenofovir alafenamide to prevent serious clinical adverse events in adults with chronic hepatitis B and moderate or high viraemia (ATTENTION): interim results from a randomised controlled trial

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February 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology is now on Bluesky!

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February 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Clinical significance Vs statistical significance
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In the TB-CHAMP randomized, controlled trial involving children with household exposure to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, levofloxacin led to a lower incidence of tuberculosis than placebo, but the difference was not significant. Full trial results: nej.md/41AXgQd

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Kaplan–Meier estimates of the cumulative incidence of tuberculosis.
December 25, 2024 at 12:24 AM
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How 🐒 resist #Hepatitis B infection? #aminoacid differences in #NTCP species barriers for viruses #SARS-COV-2
December 15, 2024 at 11:55 PM
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New Comment - Elimination of hepatitis B requires recognition of catastrophic costs for patients and their families

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December 14, 2024 at 6:32 AM
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GSK terminates Phase 2 trial of HBV therapeutic vaccine
GSK has axed a Phase 2 study of a chronic hepatitis B therapeutic vaccine, adding to a string of treatment R&D hurdles for the liver infection.
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December 12, 2024 at 7:27 PM
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🧵 Combination Therapy for Chronic HBV Infection (a thread)

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) affects more than 3% of the world population and is responsible for approximately 1.1 million deaths annually.

Full article: nej.md/49nfu9F 1/15

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December 9, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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6. Church of St. George

This church is one of eleven in Ethiopia carved from solid rock, dating to the late 12th or early 13th century AD.
November 28, 2024 at 12:10 AM
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Over 800 million adults are now living with #diabetes worldwide with more than half not receiving treatment, global analysis suggests.

Explore the findings ▶️ bit.ly/3Be89wl
World map displaying the number of people with (A) diabetes and (B) untreated diabetes in 2022. Copyright: 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. CC BY 4.0.
November 28, 2024 at 12:07 PM
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Happy thanksgiving
November 28, 2024 at 11:27 PM
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Hello #Gastrosky #Liversky
November 25, 2024 at 9:45 PM
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Our latest issue came out last week, with an Editorial on incretin mimetics & obesity, new research on MASLD, intestinal ultrasound in IBD, HBV, & predicting CSPH. Also a great pair of reviews on IBS: one on diet, the other on personalised medicine

www.thelancet.com/gastrohep

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Cover of December issue of The Lancet Gastroenterology, by Marta Lanuza
November 12, 2024 at 3:18 PM