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📢Join us for @UPMC_CLD's 2020 Annual Update in Hepatology on Dec 5, 2020 🗓️

Register for free now! : https://t.co/0Mas7gtPlp

Keynote speaker: @augustoNYC discussing 'New Pharmacological Agents to treat HCC' 💊

Course director: @rabataller

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Snapshots | The future of therapy for alcoholic #hepatitis – Beyond corticosteroids

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Stimulating discussion@#liverconference exploring the essence of #ACLF, variability in global definitions & utility @ bedside for #prognostication. Great review by @jasmohanbajaj @ https://t.co/gbjL9IVkX2. @rabataller discusses making #ACLF more popular by simplifying definition.

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#Lifechangingmedicine, here at @UPMC

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Patients are choosing #Pittsburgh for life-changing #healthcare. Dr. Steven Shapiro, chief medical officer at UPMC, discusses with @DKaplanWTAE. https://t.co/kDpAiBbAXi via @WTAE

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Read this interesting article in the NYT with the participation of Dr. Abhi Humar: "Scientists are teaching the body to accept new organs". https://t.co/AXhenVTXZD

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A worldwide study demonstrated that 34% of infections in cirrhosis are caused by multidrug resistant bacteria (MRB) https://t.co/IoBjd0CZfD. These infections cause more frequently ALCF and death. Local antibiotic policies to reduce the rate of MRB are mandatory.

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Important study from France (https://t.co/sDlRYwl1hx) revealed that the apparent increase in HCC incidence in cirrhotics treated with DAAs compared with IFN therapy is explained by patient characteristics (age, diabetes, liver function) and less screening.

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