Efruxifermin Led to NASH Resolution, Fibrosis Improvement in Mid-Stage Trial Both 50- and 28-mg doses improved fibrosis vs placebo, without worsening of NASH Nov 10, 2022
Maralixibat Takes Out the Itch of Rare Liver Disease Ileal bile acid transporter inhibitor could become second drug for PFIC Nov 09, 2022
Odevixibat Shows 'Encouraging Results' for Kids With Alagille Syndrome Significant improvements in itching, bile acid levels for rare, life-threatening liver disorder Nov 09, 2022
Acamprosate Appears Safe for People With AUD and Liver Disease Phase II data suggest drug is well-tolerated and can reduce cravings in this group of patients Nov 09, 2022
Tenofovir, Vaccine Combo Eliminates Mom-to-Child HBV Transmission 100% success rate even without the use of hepatitis B immunoglobulin Nov 07, 2022
BP Control Beneficial for Liver Transplant Recipients Patients who kept their blood pressure under 140/90 mm Hg had better kidney function at 1 year Nov 07, 2022
Earlier Terlipressin May Be Better for HRS-AKI in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure More acute kidney injury reversals at 7 days and lower mortality with initiation at 12 hours Nov 07, 2022
Low Carb Diet Boosts Weight Loss for Liver Transplant Recipients With Obesity LCD also positively impacted patients' metabophenotype Nov 06, 2022
Pandemic's Impact on Liver Disease in the Spotlight at Liver Meeting A roundup of news from the AASLD annual meeting Nov 04, 2022
Is Weight Protective for NAFLD Patients Undergoing Transplant? UNOS data showed differences in waitlist removal, all-cause mortality based on obesity status Nov 18, 2021
Hepatology Not Immune to Workplace Discrimination Women, racial/ethnic minorities most likely to experience discriminatory behavior Nov 17, 2021
Need for Liver Transplants Rising Sharply in Seniors Post-transplant mortality still higher versus younger patients, but improving over time Nov 17, 2021
'Concerning' Opioid Prescribing in Patients With Cirrhosis PCPs more than twice as likely as gastroenterologists to prescribe opioids Nov 16, 2021
How Do Patients With Cirrhosis Respond to the COVID Vaccine? Italian researchers examine data in this understudied subset of patients Nov 16, 2021
Blood-Based Biomarkers Prove Mettle in Liver Disease Diagnosis Data part of initiative to qualify biomarkers to help diagnose fibrosis or NASH Nov 15, 2021
FMT Benefits Last a Few Years in Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis Patients More research needed to determine impact on clinical outcomes versus standard of care Nov 14, 2021
Simvastatin-Treated Liver Donors May Aid Transplant Patient Outcomes Improved graft survival versus placebo in small randomized trial Nov 14, 2021
Iron Load in NAFLD Tied to Higher Liver Cancer Risk Clinical surveillance of serum iron levels may be worth monitoring, researcher says Nov 14, 2021
How Did the COVID Pandemic Affect Liver Transplant Outcomes? There was an impact on patient survival rates, but researcher acknowledges several confounders Nov 13, 2021
NASH Patients Are Entitled to a 'Bill of Rights' Advocacy group encourages a "partnership" between clinicians and patients Nov 12, 2021
Fewer Hepatitis C Patients Seeking Treatment of Late Accelerated declines in 2020 only the latest in a downward trajectory Nov 12, 2021
COVID-19 and MIS-C: Two Diseases, One Virus in Kids Both clinical profiles and even outcomes varied, researcher says Nov 17, 2020
Chronic Liver Conditions Raise Risk of Death in COVID-19 Patients Alcohol appears to play major role, researcher says Nov 16, 2020
How South Korea Avoided a COVID-19 Lockdown Test, trace, treat and transparency key to controlling outbreak, expert reports Nov 15, 2020
Trial Finds Semaglutide Resolves NASH in Many Obese Adults But "unexpected" lack of improvement in fibrosis stage vs placebo Nov 13, 2020
Reassuring New Data for Pregnant Women With Cirrhosis Risk of liver complications may be much lower than previously reported Nov 11, 2019
Kratom-Linked Hepatotoxicity on the Rise in the U.S. Clinicians should be aware that the herbal supplement can cause liver injury, researcher says Nov 10, 2019
HCV Combo Pill a Winner in Untreated Cirrhotic Patients High SVR12 rate suggests 8-week treatment could be used for this population Nov 14, 2018
Minorities Sicker than Whites at Liver Transplant Referral Blacks had highest MELD scores at waitlist registration among racial-ethnic groups Nov 13, 2018
Novel Thyroid Beta Receptor Agonist Cut LDL-C in NAFLD Patients Small phase II study also found reductions in liver fat vs placebo Nov 13, 2018
Regular Aspirin Use Tied to Reduction in HCC Risk Significant benefit apparent after ≥5 years of use at average dose of at least 1.5 tablets/week Nov 13, 2018
Do Patients with Chronic Liver Disease Face Higher DILI Risk? Research suggests a link of which drug developers should be aware, expert says Nov 12, 2018
Hepatitis C Treatment Works Well for Young Kids Nearly all children treated with sofosbuvir/ledipasvir achieved sustained response Nov 12, 2018
Pregnant Women at Risk for HCV Benefit from Universal Screen Test deemed more efficient, cost-effective diagnostic approach versus risk-based screening Nov 11, 2018
'De-Fatting' Tx May Give Discarded Livers New Life Ex vivo perfusion system plus therapy reduced fat in steatotic livers Nov 11, 2018
AASLD Poster Roundup: Gender, Insurance, Weight and Waitlists Selections from poster sessions at the annual Liver Meeting Nov 10, 2018
Liver Meeting to Focus on Practice Matters Along with Science Topics range from 'day in the life' of a hepatology consultant to novel NASH therapies Nov 08, 2018
Unlabeled Ingredients in 'Herbal' Supplements Seen Causing Liver Injury Common culprits: body-building, weight-loss products Oct 24, 2017
Experts Raise Red Flag over Fatty Liver Disease Paints gloomy picture for population health, economy Oct 24, 2017
PBC Drug Promising in New Setting Lowers levels of enzyme in primary sclerosing cholangitis Oct 24, 2017