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18-Oct-2017 12:00 AM EDT
Pregnancy Rates on the Rise Among Women with Chronic Liver Disease
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting® – held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases – found that the overall number of pregnancies in women with chronic liver disease or following liver transplantation has risen over the past 30 years. In addition, the proportion of full‐term pregnancies has increased significantly over that time period, and most women had favorable pregnancy outcomes.

18-Oct-2017 12:00 AM EDT
Can an Aspirin a Day Keep Liver Cancer Away?
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting® – held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases – found that daily aspirin therapy was significantly associated with a reduced risk in hepatitis B virus‐related liver cancer.

18-Oct-2017 12:00 AM EDT
One Liver. Two Saved Lives
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting® — held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases — found that increased utilization of split liver transplantation (sharing a donor liver between one pediatric and one adult patient) could decrease the number of children who die awaiting liver transplantation without decreasing liver transplantation access for adult patients.



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