Bemnifosbuvir-ruzasvir combo clears HCV for most in Phase 2 trial
A two-month course of an oral antiviral treatment combination of bemnifosbuvir and ruzasvir was well tolerated and led to sustained clearance of the…
News
Sleep disorders common in PBC, linked to severe disease: Study
Sleep disorders affect about half of adults with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), and are associated with more severe disease and worse outcomes, according to…
Cholestasis common in COVID 19-linked ARDS, study shows
Cholestasis is a common complication among critically ill people with COVID 19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a life-threatening form of respiratory failure, a…
Poor sleep patterns evident in people with MASLD, MASH: Study
Troubled sleep is more common in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a type of fatty liver disease, than in age-matched adults…
Modified scoring system could aid biliary atresia diagnosis: Study
A modified version of the Simple Biliary Atresia Scoring System (SBASS) offers a noninvasive way for doctors to make a biliary atresia diagnosis, differentiating…
Telehealth program helps improve hepatitis C treatment in rural US
A peer-supported telemedicine program in the U.S. significantly increased the likelihood that hepatitis C patients in rural communities would start treatment — and ultimately…
PBC therapy Ocaliva pulled from EU market with court decision
Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) is no longer available to treat primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) across the European Union (EU), with an earlier decision…
Study: New ABCB4 mutations tied to different ages of PFIC3 onset
Two cases of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 3 (PFIC3) with markedly different ages of disease onset due to new mutations in the ABCB4…
New names given nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases fit children: Study
Almost every child and adolescent who met diagnostic criteria for forms of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease under their previous names — NAFL, NASH, or…
Vascular health checks, kidney tests urged for Alagille patients: Review
Kidney and blood vessel problems are common in people with Alagille syndrome, and while these often cause few to no symptoms, they can be…
