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Hailemichael D Mekonnen MD, PhD

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#Hepatology, Director Sub-Saharan Africa Gastroenterology iECHO

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The May 2025 issue of The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology is out now at www.thelancet.com/gastrohep!

Including content on achalasia, kidney injury in cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, alcohol use disorder, inflammatory bowel disease, liver cancer & more.

#GastroSky #MedSky #OncSky #IDSky #LiverSky

10.04.2025 05:31 — 👍 7    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
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Join us for a biweekly educational series @projectechohq.bsky.social

25.02.2025 00:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

TAF reduces the risk of liver-related serious adverse events in adults w/ non-cirrhotic chronic hepatitis B & moderate or high viraemia but normal/mildly elevated ALT

Data suggest guidelines should allow early therapy in patients with a moderate or high viral load

#LiverSky #MedSky #IDSky #HepSky

04.02.2025 06:06 — 👍 15    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology is now on Bluesky!

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#GastroSky #LiverSky #MedSky

03.02.2025 15:23 — 👍 17    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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Join us for an educational series @projectechohq.bsky.social

09.01.2025 21:16 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Clinical significance Vs statistical significance

25.12.2024 00:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How 🐒 resist #Hepatitis B infection? #aminoacid differences in #NTCP species barriers for viruses #SARS-COV-2

15.12.2024 23:55 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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New Comment - Elimination of hepatitis B requires recognition of catastrophic costs for patients and their families

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14.12.2024 06:32 — 👍 16    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 1
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GSK terminates Phase 2 trial of HBV therapeutic vaccine GSK has axed a Phase 2 study of a chronic hepatitis B therapeutic vaccine, adding to a string of treatment R&D hurdles for the liver infection.

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12.12.2024 19:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🧵 Combination Therapy for Chronic HBV Infection (a thread)

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) affects more than 3% of the world population and is responsible for approximately 1.1 million deaths annually.

Full article: nej.md/49nfu9F 1/15

#MedSky

09.12.2024 19:43 — 👍 30    🔁 14    💬 2    📌 0
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6. Church of St. George

This church is one of eleven in Ethiopia carved from solid rock, dating to the late 12th or early 13th century AD.

28.11.2024 00:10 — 👍 17    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
World map displaying the number of people with (A) diabetes and (B) untreated diabetes in 2022. Copyright: 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. CC BY 4.0.

World map displaying the number of people with (A) diabetes and (B) untreated diabetes in 2022. Copyright: 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. CC BY 4.0.

Over 800 million adults are now living with #diabetes worldwide with more than half not receiving treatment, global analysis suggests.

Explore the findings ▶️ bit.ly/3Be89wl

28.11.2024 12:07 — 👍 11    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1

Happy thanksgiving

28.11.2024 23:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hello #Gastrosky #Liversky

25.11.2024 21:45 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Cover of December issue of The Lancet Gastroenterology, by Marta Lanuza

Cover of December issue of The Lancet Gastroenterology, by Marta Lanuza

Our latest issue came out last week, with an Editorial on incretin mimetics & obesity, new research on MASLD, intestinal ultrasound in IBD, HBV, & predicting CSPH. Also a great pair of reviews on IBS: one on diet, the other on personalised medicine

www.thelancet.com/gastrohep

#GastroSky #LiverSky

12.11.2024 15:18 — 👍 20    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

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