Two adult brothers with impaired vision due to glaucoma, a serious eye condition that may lead to irreversible vision loss, were found to have…
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Health Canada has expanded its approval of Abbvie’s oral therapy Maviret (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir), making it the first eight-week, pan-genotypic treatment available for both acute and…
CHOLANGITIS
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…
CHOLESTASIS
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Two plant-based compounds — ferulic acid and wogonin — may help protect the liver in cholestasis by influencing the growth of certain gut bacteria,…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
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About one year of treatment with Altimmune’s experimental therapy pemvidutide led to reductions in noninvasive markers of liver scarring (fibrosis) in people with metabolic…
LIVER DISEASE
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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…
Women who develop severe intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) at a later time in pregnancy have a higher risk of stillbirth, a study shows.
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsWegovy cleared in Canada to treat fatty liver disease MASH
Health Canada has conditionally approved Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy (semaglutide) to treat metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a severe form of fatty liver disease. The…
ALAGILLE SYNDROME
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Livmarli (maralixibat) and Bylvay (odevixibat) not only offer significant relief from severe itching in children with Alagille syndrome, but also improve quality…
Researchers in the U.S. have developed a rapid point-of-care test that detects active hepatitis C infection by identifying HCV RNA, with results available in…
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