Liver Fibrosis Linked to Lower Response to COVID Vaccine Third dose may be needed in this population as well as some transplant patients, says researcher Jun 25, 2021
Rise in Alcohol Dependence Seen During Pandemic AUD in U.K. study tied to worse COVID outcomes and more mental health problems as well Jun 25, 2021
Liver Disease Tied to Increased Risk of Death From Severe COVID French study of hospitalized patients also saw an increased risk of mechanical ventilation Jun 24, 2021
FDA Restricts Ocaliva Use in Primary Biliary Cholangitis Liver failure, need for liver transplant reported in patients with advanced cirrhosis May 27, 2021
Pandemic Drinking Took Swift Toll on the Gut, Liver Alcohol-related inpatient consults soared, remained high even after reopening May 14, 2021
Is Dynamic AFP-R Key to Transplant Selection in Liver Cancer? Dynamic alpha-fetoprotein response improved prediction of patient outcomes May 05, 2021
FDA Panel Splits on Anti-PD-1 Monotherapy in HCC All thumbs up for pembrolizumab, pending further data, but no such luck for nivolumab Apr 30, 2021
Another FGFR Inhibitor Active in Bile Duct Cancers Clinical benefit rate of 82% in patients selected for FGFR2 fusions, rearrangements Apr 13, 2021
Ethics Consult: Boozy Athlete's Liver Transplant Ethical? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Mar 26, 2021
Adult Complications of the Fontan Procedure This AP Cardiology podcast episode tackles cirrhosis, arrhythmias, and pregnancy risks Nov 25, 2020 podcast
COVID-19 and MIS-C: Two Diseases, One Virus in Kids Both clinical profiles and even outcomes varied, researcher says Nov 17, 2020
Chronic Liver Conditions Raise Risk of Death in COVID-19 Patients Alcohol appears to play major role, researcher says Nov 16, 2020
Trial Finds Semaglutide Resolves NASH in Many Obese Adults But "unexpected" lack of improvement in fibrosis stage vs placebo Nov 13, 2020
Remdesivir Safety Forecast: Watch the Liver, Kidneys Data remain sparse, but a few risks are emerging May 19, 2020
Fatty Liver Afflicts Most 9/11 'Ground Zero' Workers Researchers blame toxin exposure during recovery and cleanup effort Apr 30, 2020
Respiratory and GI Symptoms? Don't Rule Out COVID-19 Commentary also urges PPE use given potential fecal shedding of virus Mar 17, 2020
Docs Said It Was Cancer; She Didn't Believe Them, and She Was Right What a 60-year-old refugee taught me about skepticism of medical professionals Feb 24, 2020
Hep B Cure Research: The Long Road Ahead Combination approaches, novel agents may lead the way Jan 03, 2020
First-Line Combo Improves Survival in Advanced HCC Decreases in overall survival, progression-free survival hazards by almost 50% compared with sorafenib Nov 22, 2019
Reassuring New Data for Pregnant Women With Cirrhosis Risk of liver complications may be much lower than previously reported Nov 11, 2019
Kratom-Linked Hepatotoxicity on the Rise in the U.S. Clinicians should be aware that the herbal supplement can cause liver injury, researcher says Nov 10, 2019
Horror Stories Underscore FMT Risks Two E. coli infections with one fatal, transmitted to trial patients by same donor Oct 30, 2019
Imagine Dragons’ Frontman Lives With Two Chronic Diseases Dan Reynolds deals with UC and ankylosing spondylitis Oct 24, 2019
Advanced HCC Trial Misses OS Endpoint But CheckMate 459 researchers tout "encouraging efficacy and favorable safety profile" Sep 28, 2019
Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Altered Liver Enzymes "We have focused for too long on studying the brain in isolation" Jul 31, 2019
Lines Blur Between Non-Alcoholic and Alcoholic Fatty Liver Diagnostic criteria for disease types need updating for better patient stratification Jun 04, 2019
Pregnancy Complication More Common With NAFLD But inability to measure bile levels in control group could limit strength of association May 21, 2019
Promising Results with Givosiran in Acute Hepatic Porphyrias Patients on novel agent showed significant urinary ALA reduction versus placebo Apr 13, 2019
Combo Tx With 'Entry Inhibitor' Latest Hope in Treating Hep D Myrcludex B and interferon shows promise in HBV/HDV co-infection Apr 12, 2019
Drug Shows Promise in Treating NASH Obeticholic acid improves fibrosis in interim phase III data Apr 11, 2019
Cirrhosis 'Turning Point' in Fatty Liver Progression Most patients identified with decompensated event, real-world study finds Apr 11, 2019
High-Dose Albumin Cuts Cirrhotic Inflammation, Heart Dysfunction Impact on inflammatory cytokines and circulation goes beyond plasma volume expansion Mar 26, 2019
What's Behind London's Falling HCV Rates in HIV+ MSM? City cut HCV incidence in this population by almost 70% in 5 years Mar 08, 2019
'Incredibly Impressive' Activity in Biliary Ca with Combo Tx Responses in about 40% of patients with BRAF/MEK inhibitor pairing Jan 20, 2019
MRI Proving Cost-Effective for Tracking Liver Fat But it's not ready to replace biopsy for assessing advanced disease Jan 02, 2019
HCV Combo Pill a Winner in Untreated Cirrhotic Patients High SVR12 rate suggests 8-week treatment could be used for this population Nov 14, 2018
