LiverLearning®: Addiction Medicine for Liver Care Providers

DESCRIPTION There is growing interest among hepatology providers in incorporating addiction medicine skills in the evaluation of patients with addiction-related liver diseases, particularly alcohol-associated liver disease. Recent studies have shown an association between receipt of addiction treatment and improvements in liver-related outcomes in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease.

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Associated Risk Factors in a Community‐Based Sample of Mexican‐Origin Adults

David O. Garcia, Kristin E. Morrill, Melissa Lopez‐Pentecost, Edgar A. Villavicencio, Rosa M. Vogel, Melanie L. Bell, Yann C. Klimentidis, David G. Marrero, Cynthia A. Thomson – 24 January 2022 – The incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is highest among Mexican‐origin (MO) adults. Few studies have estimated the prevalence of NAFLD in this subpopulation, particularly by sex and age. We assessed the prevalence of NAFLD in a community sample of MO adults residing in a border region of southern Arizona and determined risk factors associated with NAFLD.

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