<ѻýҕl>Real-World Analysis Identifies Meds Tied to Higher Risk of Liver Injuryѻýҕl> Case reports may not be as reliable, researchers say Jun 25, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Novel GLP-1/Glucagon Drug Promising for Weight Lossѻýҕl> Phase II data support testing pemvidutide for comorbid obesity and liver conditions Jun 24, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Nanoliposomal Irinotecan Fails to Boost Survival in Treated Advanced Biliary Cancerѻýҕl> No difference in PFS, median OS favored control group Jun 12, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Testosterone Prodrug Improves Muscle Mass, Encephalopathy in Men With Cirrhosisѻýҕl> Androgen precursor may help cirrhosis-related sarcopenia Jun 11, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Rifaximin Prophylaxis Fails for Bacterial Peritonitis in Cirrhotic Patientsѻýҕl> "Is it time to say primary prophylaxis is dead?" one expert asks Jun 11, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Novel Drug for Rare Chronic Liver Disease Wins Conditional FDA Approvalѻýҕl> First-in-class PPAR agonist led to biochemical responses in more than 50% of patients in trial Jun 11, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Patients With Severe ACLF on Liver Transplant Waitlists Face High Mortality Ratesѻýҕl> Urgent need for organ allocation system reform, researchers say Jun 09, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Weight Loss/Diabetes Drug Has Positive Treatment Effect on MASHѻýҕl> GLP-1/GIP agonist also improved fibrosis biomarkers, liver fat, and stiffness in phase II trial Jun 08, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Novel Glucagon/GLP-1 Receptor Dual Agonist Improved MASH in Phase II Studyѻýҕl> Effects may be related to weight loss, not changes in fibrogenesis, expert suggests Jun 07, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Novel Intelligent Liver Function Test Platform Improves Liver Disease Diagnosisѻýҕl> iLFT is now an essential, highly utilized tool at one U.K. primary care system Jun 07, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Bulevirtide/Pegylated Interferon Combo Beats Monotherapy for Chronic Hepatitis Dѻýҕl> Combo therapies for HDV with drugs other than pegylated interferon would be better, expert says Jun 06, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Changes to Liver Transplant Policy Increased Costs in Vulnerable Areasѻýҕl> Hospital costs increased 12% in low-income areas vs 5.1% in high-income areas May 29, 2024
<ѻýҕl>FDA Withdraws Approval of FGFR Inhibitor for Bile Duct Cancerѻýҕl> Sponsor for infigratinib (Truseltiq) failed to recruit and enroll patients in confirmatory study May 20, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Resection for Early Liver Cancer Tied to Improved Survivalѻýҕl> 5-year OS rate nearly doubled vs nonsurgical approaches for early HCC, retrospective study finds May 15, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Liver Disease, High Lipoprotein(a) Tied to Higher MI Risk in Diabetes Patientsѻýҕl> Sixfold increased risk of non-fatal MI among patients with highest levels of Lp(a) May 13, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Are Health Workers More Prone to Alcohol-Related Death?ѻýҕl> No, and physicians appear to have the lowest risk May 08, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Rare Pregnancy Problem Linked to Thiopurines, FDA Saysѻýҕl> Agency finds risk for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy mostly in IBD, lupus patients May 03, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Liver Cancer Screening Benefits Patients With Cirrhosis, Study Suggestsѻýҕl> Analysis still finds improved survival after correcting for lead- and length-time biases May 01, 2024
<ѻýҕl>EPA Bans Consumer Use of Toxic Chemical Known to Cause Liver, Lung Cancersѻýҕl> Methylene chloride has killed at least 88 workers since 1980 Apr 30, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Houston Transplant Scandal: Families of Patients Who Died Begin Legal Actionѻýҕl> Surgeon has been accused of manipulating waitlist, making his patients ineligible for new livers Apr 25, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Cancer Warnings on Booze; Rats, Roaches in Hospitals; Barefoot Pharma Workersѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Apr 10, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Start of a New Trend? Hepatitis C Cases Drop in the U.S.ѻýҕl> After a decade of increases, health officials aren't sure if change is just a statistical blip Apr 04, 2024
<ѻýҕl>More Women Are Drinking Themselves Sick. The Biden Administration Is Concerned.ѻýҕl> But change isn't something everyone will raise a glass to Mar 31, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Aspirin for Fatty Liver; Meds for Self-Managed Abortionѻýҕl> Also in TTHealthWatch: diagnosing Parkinson's with a skin biopsy Mar 30, 2024 podcast
<ѻýҕl>Starting Treatment at Discharge for Alcohol-Related Hospital Stays Shows Benefitsѻýҕl> However, only 2% of hospitalized patients received a script Mar 29, 2024
<ѻýҕl>VCTE-Based Agile Scores Accurate in Predicting Liver-Related Events in MASLDѻýҕl> Serial Agile scores were also accurate over time Mar 25, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Aspirin Cuts Liver Fat in Preliminary MASLD Trialѻýҕl> At 6 months, 42.5% of patients on low-dose aspirin had at least a 30% reduction in hepatic fat Mar 20, 2024
<ѻýҕl>FDA Approves First-Ever Drug for Serious Liver Conditionѻýҕl> Resmetirom indicated for NASH patients with liver scarring Mar 14, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Deaths Due to Alcohol Use; Steps for the Sedentaryѻýҕl> Also in TTHealthWatch: microplastics in arteries, and worldwide obesity and diabetes risk Mar 09, 2024 podcast
<ѻýҕl>Semaglutide Cuts Liver Disease Severity in People With HIVѻýҕl> Weekly injections reduced liver fat by 31% at 6 months Mar 08, 2024
<ѻýҕl>SGLT2 Inhibitors Tied to Better NAFLD Outcomes vs Other Antidiabetic Agentsѻýҕl> Class of drug associated with highest odds of NAFLD regression for patients with type 2 diabetes Feb 14, 2024
<ѻýҕl>New Treatment for NASH; Human Milk for Preterm Infantsѻýҕl> Also in TTHealthWatch: managing gout with uric acid levels Feb 10, 2024 podcast
<ѻýҕl>Stigmatizing Language Common on Liver Transplant Websitesѻýҕl> Researchers searched for terms including "alcoholic," "alcoholism," and "alcohol abuse" Feb 08, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Resmetirom Poised to Become First NASH Treatmentѻýҕl> Phase III study demonstrated drug is effective in resolving NASH and improving liver fibrosis Feb 07, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Undiagnosed Liver Disease May Be Common in Patients With Dementiaѻýҕl> Hepatic encephalopathy could be contributing to cognitive symptoms, study suggested Jan 31, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Can the Eye Reveal Cardiac and Lung Disease -- Plus Much More?ѻýҕl> Researchers link thinner retinal layers to higher risk of multiple diseases Jan 26, 2024
<ѻýҕl>HAIP Chemo Offers OS Advantage in Advanced Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinomaѻýҕl> One in three trial patients still alive at 3 years after hepatic arterial infusion pump treatment Jan 20, 2024
<ѻýҕl>First-Ever Experiment Shows How Pigs Could One Day Help Liver Failure Patientsѻýҕl> Penn surgeons externally attached gene-edited pig liver to brain-dead human Jan 19, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Subclasses of Steatotic Liver Disease Can Help Determine Prognosisѻýҕl> Risk of liver decompensation increased progressively when alcohol intake came into play Jan 18, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Lenvatinib-Pembrolizumab Combo Misses Goal in First-Line HCC Trialѻýҕl> Numerical advantages in OS, PFS fall short of statistical significance Dec 13, 2023