Alcohol is responsible for more deaths than overdoses from opioids and all other substances combined, yet less than 10% of people with alcohol use disorder receive treatment.
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Hepatitis E is a global health problem with about 20 million cases occurring annually, three million symptomatic cases, and 60,000 deaths.
One in six people diagnosed late with alcohol use disorder die on their first admission to hospital.
The liver has remarkable self-healing powers. But it has limits, so don’t abuse it.
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis affects around 2% of adults worldwide.
Machine learning can spot patterns in patient data and help detect hepatitis B earlier, which could save lives.
Vinyl chloride dilutes fairly quickly in outside air and water. One concern for lingering exposure from the derailment involves private wells.
Nearly 10,000 people died from alcohol in 2021.
This drug could essentially close the door to the virus, preventing it from getting into our cells.
Liver transplant waitlists can range from 30 days to over five years. Developing treatments that spur liver regeneration could help reduce demand for scarce organs.
The annual number of paracetamol poisoning cases in Australia has increased by 44% over the last decade. To tackle this problem, we need tighter regulation around the way paracetamol is sold.
A new test which capitalises on existing knowledge and technology will increase diagnoses, speed up the process and save the NHS millions of pounds.
Brief exposure to a family of chemicals used as flame retardants early in life can permanently alter fat levels in the blood and liver, raising the risk of liver cancer and heart disease.
In the hierarchy of diseases, those suffering from ‘high prestige’ diseases benefit from strong community and clinical support, while others are left in the dark.
A new analysis shows that coffee is associated with a host of positive health effects.
Hepatitis B rates in Indigenous communities are ten times higher than the rest of Australia. Eliminating the infection from Indigenous Australia can make a significant contribution to closing the gap.
Australia has been subsidising drugs to cure hepatitis C since March 2016. Unlike in many other countries, these are available to everyone with the disease and are much cheaper for our government.
A recent study found Australian soft drinks had higher concentrations of glucose than US soft drinks, which had more fructose. Does this mean Australian drinks are worse for health than US drinks?
Scientists have discovered a type of sugar that could actually protect the liver.
Researchers have found that cutting sugar out of kids’ diets can improve their blood pressure, cholesterol readings and other markers of metabolic health.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor of Hepatology, University of Plymouth
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Associate Professor
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Director of POCHE Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Reader in Sociology and Public Policy, Aston University
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Professor of Public Health/Director, Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath
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Postdoctoral Fellow, EPFL – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
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Infectious Diseases Physician, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney; Scientia Professor, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
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University of California, San Francisco
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Honorary research fellow, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester
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Lecturer in Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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Professor in Substance Use, Liverpool John Moores University
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Postdoctural Research Fellow in Nutritional Biochemistry, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Professor, Australian National University
