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Use of the novel Chronic Liver Disease (CLivD) score can reliably identify individuals in the general population who are at risk of future advanced liver disease. In addition, risk estimation can be done by anyone through the internet or by using the related scoring sheets.

The presence of liver cirrhosis is detrimental in pregnant women, being associated with elevated risks of maternal mortality as well as obstetric and foetal complications, a study has found.

A recent study has found that accessible risk scores obtained from routine blood tests, particularly aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) and fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4), can be repurposed to predict the 10-year risk of cirrhosis morbidity in an individual in the community setting.

Hepatic recruitment of eosinophils appears to play a protective role during acute liver injury caused by acetaminophen overdose, reveals a recent study.

Patients with severe alcohol-related hepatitis (AH) are likely to develop lung infection, which influences mortality at admission and after steroid initiation, a study has shown.