People with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) who don’t start treatment after being diagnosed with the liver disease end up hospitalized more often and for…
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NewsPSC patients with IBD face higher risk of liver complications: Study
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face a higher risk of liver-related complications and the need for a liver transplant…
A noninvasive liver scan used alongside a standard blood test may accurately predict the severity of liver scarring, or fibrosis, in people with primary…
Receiving a liver transplant from a living donor is associated with an increased risk — as much as four times higher — of disease recurrence…
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NewsEarly detection highlighted in this year’s Rare Liver Diseases Month
February is Rare Liver Diseases Month, and this year, the Global Liver Institute (GLI) is highlighting the importance of early diagnosis for better health…
People who are exposed to more sunlight over their lifetimes are less likely to develop primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a study shows. “This suggests…
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NewsGenetic analysis unveils 3 potentially key treatment targets for PSC
Researchers have identified three proteins that may be key targets for treating primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), and one of these proteins may also be…
Vitamin D was shown to ease the effects of liver inflammation and damage in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a chronic form of cholangitis,…
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NewsNew study finds higher cancer risk in PSC with advanced dysplasia
Liver transplant may help prevent bile duct cancer in people with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) who have advanced bile duct dysplasia, a serious…
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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 various rare and non-rare liver…
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