Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease, MASLD Drive Growing Liver Cancer Burden in the US“Key Takeaways: Primary liver cancer in the US has increased significantly, driven by ALD and MASLD, with a 142% rise in prevalence from 2000 to 2021. Hepatitis C virus remains the...
Floods associated with 25% rise in US deaths from several major causes“Over the last 20 years, large floods were associated with up to 24.9% higher death rates from major mortality causes in the U.S. compared to normal conditions. A new study in the journal Nature...
FDA Updates “Healthy” Claim, Providing a Refreshed Tool for Consumers“SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing a final rule to update the definition of the nutrient content claim...
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Mortality Rates Rising in the US, Driven by Alcohol and Metabolic Liver Diseases“A recent study examined the rising trajectory of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) mortality rates in the United States, highlighting stark disparities across age,...
Eating more plant protein may lower the risk of heart disease as much as 27%“A recent study examined the potential effects that consuming different forms of protein may have on heart health. The researchers were interested in the ratio of plant vs. animal-based...
Risk Score for Hepatocellular Cancer in Adults Without Viral Hepatitis or Cirrhosis“Conclusions and Relevance Results of this study suggest that a multivariable risk score that uses routinely available clinical data outperforms FIB-4 alone in identifying patients at...
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