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Machine-learning algorithms can help correctly diagnose alcohol-associated hepatitis, acute cholangitis
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Machine-learning algorithms can help correctly diagnose alcohol-associated hepatitis, acute cholangitis

by  Mayo Clinic Credit: CC0 Public Domain Acute cholangitis is a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection that often is associated with gallstones. Symptoms include fever, jaundice, right upper quadrant pain, and elevated liver enzymes. While these may seem like distinctive, telltale symptoms, unfortunately, they are similar to those of a much different condition: alcohol-associated hepatitis. This challenges emergency...

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Addition of bezafibrate beneficial in primary biliary cholangitis

(HealthDay)—Nearly one-third of patients with primary biliary cholangitis who had had an inadequate response to ursodeoxycholic acid alone achieved a complete biochemical response with the addition of bezafibrate to treatment, according to a study published online June 7 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Christophe Corpechot, M.D., from Saint-Antoine University Hospital in Paris, and colleagues...