ViralEd: Hepatitis

ViralEd provides high quality programs on hepatitis for medical professionals.

[Julius Wilder MD PhD @Julius__Wilder]

@AASLDtweets @AASLDFoundation @AGA_Gastro @AmCollegeGastro @Duke_GI_ @cdchep @ViralEd_Hep

[Keith Siau @drkeithsiau]

Use of SSRIs increase the risk of upper GI bleeding by up to 3x. Depressing news indeed.

[World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific @WHOWPRO]

It's #WorldCancerDay. Here are ways to reduce your #cancer risk:

🚭Don't use tobacco
🏃🏽‍♂️Exercise regularly and be physically active
✅Keep a healthy weight
🥗Eat a healthy diet with a variety of fruit and vegetables
🕶Avoid strong sunlight for prolonged periods and limit UV exposure
💋Practice safe sex
💉Get vaccinated against hepatitis B and human papillomavirus (HPV)
🥤When it comes to alcohol, less is better. Zero is best!

[The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology @LancetGastroHep]

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: interim results from the ATTENTION RCT

https://t.co/UR77oV2DIw

#LiverTwitter #MedTwitter

[Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter]

A lot of people are portraying USAID as some sort of bastion of looney DEI excesses. Let’s take a look at what the sudden arresting of their operation is doing to global health. Please read the thread (my thread, not Ryan James’):

[Keith Siau @drkeithsiau]

Incredible scenes of a killer T-cell destroying an ovarian cancer cell many times its size 👾💥

[ViralEd: Hepatitis @ViralEd_Hep]

ACTG CROI Presentation Demonstrates Superiority of HepB-CpG Vaccine Over Conventional Hepatitis B Vaccine Among People Living With HIV Who Have Not Previously Responded to Vaccination https://t.co/UW1TlZNV4v via @Yahoo

[Stigmabase | ORG @StigmabaseO]

HIV Fighting Stigma} WHO @ CROI 2024 - World Health Organization (WHO): ... HIV, as well as the co-management of TB meningitis, disseminated TB and HIV. 5 March. Session: New frontiers in hepatitis B | 16:00–17:30 ... https://t.co/dplHSQkIWj

[Arthur Kim @Arthur_Kim_ID]

Dr. Olufunmilayo Lesi provides a fantastic early glimpse into the upcoming update to the WHO guidelines for Hepatitis B - simplified recommendations to expand access to testing and treatment. #CROI2024

[Elliot Tapper @ebtapper]

Everything you need to know about the management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in people with liver disease

Open-access: https://t.co/Y9SOkZ3g0B
#medtwitter #livertwitter

A phenomenal review

[NASC @aetcnasc]

Follow https://t.co/pFflpiTyrr Next Week: Key HIV Research Updates from CROI 2024
https://t.co/HqZmgWew1C

[ViralEd: Hepatitis @ViralEd_Hep]

HIV and Hepatitis C Care: Focusing on Innovations https://t.co/7vYbXcYdlQ via @yalemed

[Dr David Griffin 🦠🧫💉 @drdavidwjg]

Great workshop on chronic #liver disease for #PLWH @CROI_Official #CROI2024 w Drs Price, van Bremen & @NoureddinMD

- new nomenclature for NAFLD, workup and rx of steatotic liver dx (MASH, MASLD, MetALD)
- dx and rx of #HDV - much to do!
- rx of cirrhosis and HCC, including LTx

[Dr Daniela van Santen @DanielavSanten]

With part of hepCAUSAL team at #CROI2024 presenting my poster on the effect of DAA on hepatocellular carcinoma risk in people with HIV/HCV & severe liver fibrosis using a target trial emulation framework

[Liz Highleyman @LizHighleyman]

Changing gears at #CROI2024. How do GLP-1 obesity drugs (semaglutide/Ozempic/Wegovy) for people with #HIV affect weight loss, inflammation, muscle function & (tomorrow) fatty liver. 1/

[Contagion @Contagion_Live]

Study presented at #CROI2024 reveals chronic Hepatitis B virus #HBV infection heightens #COVID19 severity as #Vaccination reduces mortality and ICU demands in co-infected individuals. https://t.co/fquB1YdQ3i

[ViralEd: Hepatitis @ViralEd_Hep]

Person-to-person outbreaks of hepatitis A across the United States https://t.co/lqiVXPAViQ

[Po-Hung (Victor) Chen @pohungVChen]

Congrats to IM resident Dr. Sanjana Verma @OslerResidency!
She will work with us on a unique cohort study @JohnsHopkinsSPH to better our understanding of #Alcohol and its impact on liver disease.
@AmCollegeGastro @HopkinsGIHep

[NEJM @NEJM]

A 40-year-old man was referred to the otorhinolaryngology clinic with a 1-month history of a sore throat. He reported no upper respiratory symptoms, fever, rash, or genital lesions. 1/3

[ViralEd: Hepatitis @ViralEd_Hep]

Study describes success with early use of mpox drug among people with HIV https://t.co/QedlVhDiyc