VCU Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health

05/28/2026

Did you know? Hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C are all spread differently. Learn ways you can reduce your risk for each type of : https://bit.ly/3YGRSYJ

Learn the key facts about hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C like prevention and treatment.

05/26/2026

It's Month. The term "hepatitis" means inflammation of the liver. This can be due to a variety of causes. Usually, it refers to a group of viral infections that affect the . The liver is one of the most important organs in the body because it filters your blood. The most common types of viral hepatitis in the United States are A, B, and C. Left untreated, hepatitis B and hepatitis C can damage your liver and even lead to liver cancer. Learn more about the disease and where you can get tested in Virginia from the state department of health: https://bit.ly/48AbgfN

The term "hepatitis" means inflammation of the liver. This can be due to a variety of causes. Usually, it refers to a group of viral infections that affect the liver. The liver is one of the most important organs in the body because it filters your blood. The most common types of viral hepatitis in....

05/21/2026

In a new review in , a team of -led researchers describe new efforts that aim to find earlier, easier ways to tell who is at risk for alcohol-linked liver damage and who needs help now. https://bit.ly/4uMHEV9

05/21/2026

It's . New mothers, have you been tested? In , the state department of health offers free testing and vaccines to pregnant women and infants born to women who test positive for Hepatitis B. https://bit.ly/4umQsk6

The goal of the VPHBP Program is to eliminate hepatitis B by working closely with local health departments, hospitals, and healthcare providers to prevent the perinatal transmission of the disease. When hepatitis B virus (HBV) positive pregnant women, their household contacts, and their sexual partn...

05/20/2026

May 20 is Clinical Trials Day, an opportunity celebrate the individuals who participate in clinical trials. It's held in recognition of what is often considered the start of the first randomized clinical trial (what can cure scurvy?). It is also a chance to emphasize that despite the tremendous progress we have made, there are many new medical challenges yet to solve. Watch our video to hear from Institute Director Dr. Arun Sanyal and Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Saul Karpen about why clinical research is crucial to hepatology and our patients. https://bit.ly/4d5v4Ky

Our director, Arun Sanyal, M.D., and chief research officer, Saul Karpen, M.D., Ph.D., explain why clinical research and patient participation is crucial to ...

05/19/2026

Our and Ekaterina Smirnova, Ph.D., of our School of Public Health, have won a pilot award for a project which aims to leverage emerging wearable technology to provide objective, real-world monitoring of alcohol use in patients with liver disease.

The C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research award of $25,000 pilot awards is funded through the Wright Center’s $27 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the NIH

This project seeks to overcome the unreliability of patient self-reporting, creating a new validated standard for detecting heavy drinking episodes that can be translated to treating many other alcohol-related conditions.

Arab said the pilot award supports the integration of wearable biosensors with established biomarkers, such as phosphatidylethanol (PEth), which is a direct metabolite of ethanol measurable in the blood. This approach allows for the collection of data required to transition from subjective self-reports to more precise and scalable monitoring solutions, "and ultimately developing better interventions for our patients."

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05/19/2026

Have you been tested for ? Today is . Learn more about screening and testing recommendations. Check out these resources and find out why getting tested at least once in your lifetime is so important: https://bit.ly/4aVVw4T

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, and May 19 is Hepatitis Testing Day.

05/15/2026

It's official! Our name is now on the Adult Outpatient Pavilion, where our Liver and Metabolic Health Outpatient Clinic resides on the 9th floor. Come visit us. https://bit.ly/3W04XLN

05/14/2026

We're thrilled that is shining a light on the alcohol-liver crisis. Our director of alcohol sciences, Dr. Juan Pablo Arab, spoke with the reporter about the growing problem in this piece of the series. https://bit.ly/4v65cob

Today, we dive into a unique liver crisis emerging in the U.S. due to our high rates of metabolic disease — obesity, type 2 diabetes — and heavy alcohol use. That combo is driving a new kind of liver disease, and in younger adults, many of whom are unaware of the damage they're doing. Only in ST...

05/14/2026

Help End Viral Hepatitis. Last year, the Virginia Department of Health released a plan to eliminate viral by 2030. To realize these goals and objectives, VDH and the Virginia Hepatitis Coalition need your help! You can learn more about the plan and get involved. Contact Colin Dwyer, the Viral Hepatitis Program Coordinator, at [email protected], or join the Virginia Hepatitis Coalition. https://bit.ly/48AbgfN

The term "hepatitis" means inflammation of the liver. This can be due to a variety of causes. Usually, it refers to a group of viral infections that affect the liver. The liver is one of the most important organs in the body because it filters your blood. The most common types of viral hepatitis in....

05/12/2026

Left untreated, and can damage your liver and even lead to liver cancer. This , learn more about prevention, testing, and treatment. https://bit.ly/4aVVw4T

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, and May 19 is Hepatitis Testing Day.