World Hepatitis Day is aiming for a world without viral hepatitis
World Hepatitis Day arrives Monday and advocates are gearing up to break down barriers that stand in the way of a world free from…
Marisa Wexler, MS, Senior Science Writer—
Articles by Marisa Wexler
Hepatitis E virus can also infect kidney cells: Study
The hepatitis E virus (HEV) has long been known to infect liver cells, but researchers have now shown it is also able to infect…
EMA committee supports Rezdiffra’s OK for fatty liver disease MASH
A committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted a positive opinion to Rezdiffra (resmetirom) to treat some people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH),…
Clinical testing begins for vaccine to treat hepatitis B
Astrivax Therapeutics has begun clinical testing of AVX70371, an experimental vaccine designed to treat hepatitis B. “Starting clinical development with AVX70371 is the first…
Scientists call for more efforts to diagnose liver disease MASH
An international team of scientists called for more efforts to diagnose metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a severe form of fatty liver disease, arguing that…
New mutation likely cause of PFIC type 1 in siblings with liver failure
A novel mutation in the ATP8B1 gene was the likely cause of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) type 1 in two siblings in India…
Fatty liver disease MASLD to affect 16% of teens, young adults by 2050
The total number of adolescents and young adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a form of fatty liver disease, has been steadily…
Sobriety restrictions on hepatitis C treatment raise healthcare costs
People with hepatitis C in the U.S. who are insured through state Medicaid programs that require them to be sober to access treatment are…
Linerixibat reduces itch, improves sleep in PBC Phase 3 trial
Nearly six months of treatment with the experimental oral candidate linerixibat significantly reduced itch and itch-related sleep problems for adults with primary biliary cholangitis…
MASLD in pregnancy tied to higher risk of premature birth: Study
Women with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a form of fatty liver disease, are more likely to give birth prematurely, but their babies…