Abigail Brooks, MA

Abigail Brooks is a strategic content lead overseeing HCPLive, RheumatologyLive, and Patient Care Online. She joined MJH Life Sciences in August 2023 shortly after graduating from Monmouth University where she earned her BA in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations/Journalism and later an MA in Interactive Digital Media. She enjoys traveling, running, and reading books. She can be reached at [email protected].

Articles by Abigail Brooks, MA

Carlos Toro-Huamanchumo, MD, Research Associate at Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | Credit: USIL

Study Finds NAFLD Severity Correlated with Hypertension Risk

ByAbigail Brooks, MA

August 24th 2023

Hypertension prevalence was significantly higher among adults with obesity and severe NAFLD, providing important information related to the association between hypertension and NAFLD severity.

Age, Prior Vaccination Predict Future Vaccine Receipt in Patients with IBD

ByAbigail Brooks, MA

August 24th 2023

When evaluating patient-education strategies among individuals with IBD, investigators found vaccine uptake was unaffected by educational videos and text-based interventions, identifying prior vaccine receipt as the strongest predictor of future vaccination.

Close-up image of doctor comforting patient with hepatitis C | Credit: Fotolia

Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Report Low Life Satisfaction

ByAbigail Brooks, MA

August 23rd 2023

Diagnostic survey results indicated 62.7% of participating patients with hepatitis C expressed a low level of satisfaction with life.

Ming-Hua Zheng, MD, PhD | Credit: ResearchGate

MAFLD Significantly Associated With Increased Prevalence, Incidence of CKD

ByAbigail Brooks, MA

August 22nd 2023

Investigators identified a strong magnitude of association between MAFLD and risk of CKD based on the results of a comprehensive meta-analysis.

Nidhi Sukul, MD | Credit: University of Michigan

Pruritus Linked to Increased Risk of Depression, Restlessness in CKD Patients

ByAbigail Brooks, MA

August 18th 2023

CKD-aP patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis reported adverse clinical events in line with their pruritus severity and were found to be at greater risk of all-cause mortality, all-cause hospitalization, and cardiovascular events.

Mindie Nguyen, MD, MAS | Credit: Stanford Health Care

FIB-4 Outperforms NFS for Detecting Advanced Fibrosis in Lean NAFLD

ByAbigail Brooks, MA

August 17th 2023

A new study revealed differences in the diagnostic performance of the FIB-4 and NFS, indicating that conventional NFS cutoff values may be unsuitable for screening lean NAFLD patients.