A virtual clinic for liver diseases, including hepatitis, has begun treating patients. The LiverRight Hepatology Clinic offers same-week video visits to adults who…
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CHOLANGITIS
NewsPoor primary biliary cholangitis outcomes tied to two antibodies
Testing positive for the self-reactive anti-gp210 and anti-centromeric antibodies significantly increases the risk of poor liver-related outcomes for people with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC),…
LIVER DISEASE
NewsAwareness month focuses on challenges for rural communities
February is Rare Liver Diseases Month, and the Global Liver Institute (GLI) is promoting a series of activities and events to raise awareness…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsWeight loss surgery may protect liver with MASH-related cirrhosis
Weight loss surgery significantly lowers the risk of serious liver complications among obese people with cirrhosis, or irreversible liver scarring and damage, due to metabolic…
ALAGILLE SYNDROME
NewsLivmarli relieves itch in adolescents with Alagille syndrome: Analysis
Treatment with Livmarli (maralixibat) is effective for relieving itch in adolescents with Alagille syndrome, according to a new analysis of previous clinical trials.
Babies born extremely prematurely who were given a dose of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine within a day of being born were not…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsThree-factor tool may predict response to UDCA in PBC: Study
A predictive tool that incorporates several blood biomarkers may help to identify primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) patients who are less likely to respond to treatment…
A genetic variant unique to East Asians increases the risk of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) by more than 16 times, but it likely…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsLanifibranor improves liver health in MASH with diabetes in trial
Daily treatment with the investigational oral therapy lanifibranor — used alone or in combination with the diabetes medication Jardiance (empagliflozin) — led to improvements…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsStem-cell therapy during Kasai effective, safe in biliary atresia: Trial
Children with biliary atresia who received infusions of bone-marrow stem cells during a Kasai operation, a liver surgery that’s the main strategy for treating…
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