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A modified version of the Simple Biliary Atresia Scoring System (SBASS) offers a noninvasive way for doctors to make a biliary atresia diagnosis, differentiating…

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…

Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) is no longer available to treat primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) across the European Union (EU), with an earlier decision…

Two cases of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 3 (PFIC3) with markedly different ages of disease onset due to new mutations in the ABCB4…

Almost every child and adolescent who met diagnostic criteria for forms of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease under their previous names — NAFL, NASH, or…

Kidney and blood vessel problems are common in people with Alagille syndrome, and while these often cause few to no symptoms, they can be…

Treatment with linerixibat, an oral medication in development by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), led to significant reductions in pruritus, or itching, among adults with primary…

Women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), the most common pregnancy-related liver complication, have significantly higher scores of two whole-body inflammation biomarkers than women…

Weekly injections of semaglutide, a medication sold in the U.S. under brand names including Ozempic and Wegovy to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, reduced…

Off-label treatment with Mirum Pharmaceuticals’ maralixibat led to clinically meaningful reductions in severe itching, or pruritus, in five children with biliary atresia, including…