Binge Drinking and Liver Damage

Here’s a summary on this April 2, 2026 article from USC Keck – “Occasional Heavy Drinking May Triple the Risk of Liver Damage.” 🧠 Key takeaway Even occasional heavy drinking (binge episodes) can significantly increase liver damage...

HCV and Incarcerated People

This article is worth reading, from JAMA Internal Medicine dated March23, 2026: “Health Benefits, Costs, and Cost-Effectiveness of Jail-Based Hepatitis C Elimination Strategies”. 🎯 Objective The study evaluated whether screening, treating, and supporting...

New Wave of Disruptors

US Healthcare is changing. Fast. There’s supernormal change– perhaps transformation, even, as four factors collide. From the March 10, 2026 in The Economist: A new wave of disrupters takes on American health care Patients are unhappy. Can AI help? Summary:...

Living Donor Need in Liver

The March 2026 journal article titled “Increasing Transplant Access for Low MELD Patients in the United States: Do We Still Need to Increase Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation?” is thought provoking. Study Overview This study examines whether living...

Consortium to Find Hepatitis B cure

Major Headline from March 10, 2026: Johns Hopkins leads $24M multinational consortium to find hepatitis B cure With NIH funding, the group will pursue research and patient care approaches for a disease that affects more than 250 million people around the globe Big...