Supporters are gearing up for World Liver Day on April 19 — marked by a global campaign to raise awareness about liver health and…
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ColumnsManaging the itching associated with fatty liver disease
One thing I used to look forward to every spring was the end of my dry skin — a result of winter’s harsh rebuke of…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsGLP-1 agonists linked to lower risk of complications in MASLD, MASH
Use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) — forms of…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsPhase 3 trial of lanifibranor for MASH completes enrollment
Enrollment is complete for a Phase 3 clinical trial testing lanifibranor in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) — a severe type of fatty…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
ColumnsMy diet for a healthy liver came from my doctor and a nutritionist
If you’re like me, there’s no shortage of well-meaning folks who, upon hearing that we’re sick, are eager to help. Perhaps they’ll turn to “Dr.
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsMASLD tied to higher mortality risk from nearly every cause
Compared with the general population, the risk of death is nearly twice as high in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a form…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsLiverMultiScan may lessen need for biopsy in assessing MASLD
Perspectum‘s MRI-based LiverMultiScan improves the diagnostic rate of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) — a form of fatty liver disease —…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
ColumnsHaving friends to share my disease with, so we will go farther together
When I first learned that my liver was failing, I didn’t know anyone who had what I had: cirrhosis from fatty liver disease, specifically,…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsIcosabutate fails MASH Phase 2 trial but shows some benefits in liver
Northsea Therapeutics’ oral therapy candidate icosabutate was not superior to a placebo at resolving metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) — a severe form of…
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NewsEfruxifermin reverses MASH-related cirrhosis in Phase 2 trial
Treatment with Akero Therapeutics’ investigational efruxifermin led to reversals of compensated cirrhosis, or irreversible scarring in a still-functioning liver, among adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated…
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