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Medical Notes: Week of April 18, 2021

>> April 18, 2021

Covid-19 burst on to the scene in China in late December, 2019… but a new study finds the virus was likely circulating undetected for nearly two months before that. The analysis in the journal Science finds the coronavirus was probably present in China in a …

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Medical Notes: Week of April 12, 2020

>> April 12, 2020

Taking large amounts of ibuprofen may be worse for your liver than we thought. But the effect may be different in men and women. A study on mice in the journal Scientific Reports shows that the equivalent of 400 milligrams of ibuprofen per day …

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Medical Notes: Week of December 15, 2019

>> December 15, 2019

Alcoholic liver disease kills more than 20,000 people per year in the United States, but scientists may someday be able to treat it with something short of a liver transplant. A study in the journal Nature finds that when mice with alcoholic liver disease are …

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Fatty Liver Disease: Silently Growing

>> July 14, 2019

Most people associate cirrhosis of the liver with heavy alcohol use. But nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which also leads to cirrhosis, is growing rapidly, and may affect a quarter of the population. Experts discuss this silent disease and what people can do …

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PBC Liver Autoimmune Disease

>> November 20, 2016

A variety of liver diseases may cause test results that mimic alcohol-related cirrhosis. One, known as PBC, is the second largest reason for liver transplants in women. A patient and an expert discuss. Guest Information: Ally Roberson, PBC …

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