Antibiotic may ease IBD related to primary sclerosing cholangitis
Four weeks of treatment with vancomycin, a common antibiotic, lowered inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in people with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), data from a…
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Livmarli, Bylvay safely reduce pruritus in PFIC, Alagille children
Livmarli (maralixibat) and Bylvay (odevixibat) can help relieve itching, or pruritus, and reduce liver damage in children with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) or…
Traffic pollution may increase risk of fatty liver disease: Mouse study
Long-term exposure to air pollution from traffic, even at relatively low concentrations, may increase the risk of fatty liver disease, according to a new…
Biliary atresia blood markers augur post-Kasai liver transplant need
Children with biliary atresia who have higher blood levels of the matrix metalloproteinase 7 (MMP-7) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) enzymes at the time of…
Virtual clinic for liver diseases opens to US patients
A virtual clinic for liver diseases, including hepatitis, has begun treating patients. The LiverRight Hepatology Clinic offers same-week video visits to adults who…
Poor 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),…
Awareness 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…
Weight 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…
Livmarli 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.
HBV vaccine birth dose not tied to premature babies’ lung disease risk
Babies born extremely prematurely who were given a dose of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine within a day of being born were not…
