Substance Abuse and Addiction Journal Articles

• Choosing Medication Type for Opioid Use Disorder Patients Learn more about a proposed treatment rule that would help to optimally match these patients with medication type and reduce the risk of returning to regular opioid use.
  American Journal of Epidemiology, May 26, 2023
• Non-Invasive Testing for Predicting NASH and Fibrosis This paper proposes an algorithm incorporating non-invasive testing to identify at-risk NASH patients and assess the level of fibrosis.
  Liver International, May 26, 2023
• Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in University Setting What have we learned about the incidence of long COVID-19 among university members?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 25, 2023
• Screening and Interventions for Alcohol Use During Pregnancy How thoroughly do primary care clinicians screen their pregnant patients for alcohol use, and how confident are they in their ability to do so?
  Preventing Chronic Disease, May 22, 2023
• Strategies to Increase PCP Capacity for Hepatitis C Care The authors report on the development and implementation of a multi-faceted program utilizing both hub-and-spoke and telementoring strategies to support PCP education and training in HCV care.
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, May 22, 2023
• Paraben Exposure and Couple Fecundity This study found that pre-conception exposure to parabens was associated with decreased fertility in females of childbearing age, but not in males.
  Human Reproduction, May 15, 2023
• Higher Mortality Among Lean Patients With NAFLD Despite a lower incidence of cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus, and similar incidence of cancer and cardiovascular disease, this study revealed a higher mortality rate among lean patients with NAFLD.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, May 11, 2023
• EHI to Identify Possible COVID-19 Sequelae In what ways could electronic health information be utilized to monitor and identify sequelae of COVID-19?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 09, 2023
• Life Satisfaction Among Persons Living With or Without Dementia How do persons living with dementia perceive satisfaction with life?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, May 05, 2023
• Lower Birthweight and NAFLD: Role of Insulin Resistance Does lower birthweight impact NAFLD risk, independent of childhood and adult adiposity? Are there potential metabolic mediators for this effect?
  Liver International, May 04, 2023
• Confirmation of HCV Screening Strategies in Primary Care This study aimed to validate a proposed risk-based screening algorithm for hepatitis C to be implemented in a primary care setting.
  Liver International, April 27, 2023
• Light-to-moderate Alcohol Consumption and Progressive NAFLD This systemic review aimed to determine the impact of light-to-moderate alcohol use on the progression of NAFLD to NASH, fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, April 20, 2023
• Impact of DAA Treatment on Health Utility in Patients With HCV How did treatment with direct-acting antivirals impact the quality of life in a cohort of patients with chronic hepatitis C, and did it vary between those treated in hospital or community clinics?
  Liver International, April 20, 2023
• Ultrasonography in the Prediction of Gout Flares Learn more about the role ultrasound could have in the predication of gout flares.
  Rheumatology, April 17, 2023
• Bivalent Booster Effectiveness Against New SARS-CoV-2 Variants This study confirms that a bivalent mRNA booster dose provides additional protection against symptomatic XBB/XBB.1.5 infection for at least 3 months after vaccination.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 17, 2023
• Extra-hepatic Morbidity and Mortality in ALD This review aimed to characterize and quantify non-liver-related mortality in persons with alcoholic liver disease.
  Liver International, April 13, 2023
• Immunotherapy in HCC: Influence of Underlying Liver Disease A new review looks at the potential impacts of liver disease on the efficacy of immunotherapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
  Liver International, April 06, 2023
• Mortality Risk Prediction for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Learn more about the prediction models that may help identify and prioritize those patients at highest risk for in-hospital COVID-19 mortality.
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, March 31, 2023
• Potassium Supplementation After Loop Diuretics Are Stopped Older adults are often prescribed potassium supplements during or after loop diuretic initiation, but it may be unnecessary.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, March 31, 2023
• Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Among Pregnant Persons This report found that despite recommendations for universal alcohol screening, approximately 20% of pregnant women weren't screened for alcohol use at their last primary care visit.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, March 31, 2023