VIDEO: New interventions may soon treat alcohol-related hepatitis, expert says

In this Healio video exclusive, Steven L. Flamm, MD, chief of the hepatology program at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, discusses the rise in alcohol-related hepatitis during COVID-19, as well as promising new treatment options.April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and Flamm, who also is professor of medicine at Northwestern, detailed symptoms of alcohol-related hepatitis, which may include marked fatigue, jaundice, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, massive swelling and reduced mentation. The mortality rate with an acute presentation — even in young patients — can exceed 50%Read More

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