Bepirovirsen added to standard-of-care medications led to higher functional cure rates for people with chronic hepatitis B than standard…
Marisa Wexler, MS
Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. Her areas of expertise include cancer biology, immunology, and genetics, and she has worked as a science writing and communications intern for the Genetics Society of America.
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Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsMadrigal acquires ervogastat to help boost MASH treatment options
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, the maker of Rezdiffra (resmetiron), has acquired three new experimental treatments for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a…
Health Canada has expanded its approval of Abbvie’s oral therapy Maviret (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir), making it the first eight-week, pan-genotypic treatment…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsPemvidutide advances toward Phase 3 after strong MASH fibrosis results
About one year of treatment with Altimmune’s experimental therapy pemvidutide led to reductions in noninvasive markers of liver scarring…
LIVER DISEASE
NewsTop 10 Liver Disease News stories of 2025
Throughout 2025, the team at Liver Disease News has reported on the latest research and advances in care related to…
Researchers in the U.S. have developed a rapid point-of-care test that detects active hepatitis C infection by identifying HCV…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsHeart complications common in children with PFIC, study finds
About half of children with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) were found to have cirrhotic cardiomyopathy (CCM), a form…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsFDA authorizes use of 1st AI tool to speed MASH clinical trials
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the use of the first artificial intelligence (AI) drug-development tool for…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsLess invasive Kasai surgery works better for infants with BA: Study
Using a minimally invasive method called laparoscopy to conduct standard Kasai surgery significantly reduces blood loss and increases the chances…
Major medical associations and state health departments are moving to maintain the standard of universal hepatitis B vaccination at…