April 26th 2024
Public health alert over ground beef, FDA approves antibiotics for female adults with uncomplicated UTI, The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reports a record amount of Leptospirosis cases, and more this week from Contagion.
HBV Infection Linked to Threefold Increase in Fibrosis in Patients with Liver Disease
February 17th 2023A recent study suggests that metabolic factors such as hypertension and diabetes were associated with an increased risk of liver fibrosis among patients with metabolic associated fatty liver disease who had hepatitis B virus infection.
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FDA Expands Use of Vemlidy to Adolescents with Chronic HBV Infection
December 5th 2022Children as young as 12 can now receive tenofovir alafenamide for treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus infection with compensated liver disease, after the US Food and Drug Administration expanded the indication for the drug.
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