A new study supported by the National Institutes of Health shows that individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) are less likely to receive antivirals for hepatitis C, despite current guidelines recommending antiviral treatment regardless of alcohol use.
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) Quitting alcohol can help reduce complications of liver cirrhosis, even in patients who have advanced disease. It can also help them live longer,
Complete abstinence from alcohol is considered a cornerstone in the treatment of patients with alcohol-related liver disease. It has not yet been sufficiently researched whether this measure can still improve the prognosis even in the case of advanced liver cirrhosis.
Researchers conducted a study examining the differences in smoking treatment between Spanish- and English-preferring primary care patients linked with evidence-based tobacco treatment using Ask-Advise-Connect (AAC).