Topic: Hepatology (Liver Disease)

Can the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine cause COVID-19 infection? The COVID-19 vaccines currently available, Moderna and Pfizer, are not live vaccines. Therefore, they cannot cause a COVID-19 infection in the recipient.…

With the beginning of the year, comes the usual rush of consults to my office for abnormal liver tests. Perhaps it’s a coincidence, but my suspicion is that these visits…

You may have not known you had hepatitis C until you were diagnosed– many people do not feel sick or show signs. Being diagnosed with hepatitis C can feel scary,…

Patient-Centered Specialty Practice certification demonstrates that The Liver Clinic provides effective, evidence-based care to patients with specialty care needs The Liver Clinic, part of The Oregon Clinic’s Gastroenterology – East…

On December 6, 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the eagerly awaited Hepatitis C medication sofosbuvir (Sovaldi™, Gilead Sciences, Inc.) and gave it the designation of “breakthrough therapy”. An…

Read all about how important your liver is! What does my liver do? The liver is an important organ responsible for: processing drugs and detoxifying poisonous chemicals in our blood,…