The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) maintainsbasic guidelines—which were last updated in February 2018—to help patients and their health care providers figure out when to begin treatment and which medications to use: It is important that people with chronic hepatitis ...
Preventing Hepatitis B Find Help Paying for Treatment AASLD Issues First Guidelines on Non-Invasive Liver Disease Assessments Blood and imaging tests for fibrosis and liver fat can spare patients the pain and risk of liver biopsies. New Report Flags Major Increase in STIs, Amidst Challenges in...
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Hep C Testing and CounselingDavid L. Thomas
The overall adherence to AASLD guidelines was 61%. The HCC treatment adherence rate for patients with BCLC stage 0, A, B were 63%, 97.5%, and 23.5%, respectively. BCLC stages C and D did not have a sufficient sample size for analysis. The adherence rate ranged from 53% (Eastern ...
AASLD Issues First Guidelines on Non-Invasive Liver Disease Assessments Blood and imaging tests for fibrosis and liver fat can spare patients the pain and risk of liver biopsies. Proposed 5-Year Program Aims to Put Country on the Path to Eliminating Hepatitis C “This is an opportunity to ...