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GLP-1RA use linked to lower risk for cirrhosis, mortality in MASLD with diabetes
Use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists was associated with a reduced risk for progression to cirrhosis and other complications in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and diabetes, data showed.
ZIP code, social vulnerability affect access to liver transplant in alcohol-related disease
Most recipients of early liver transplant for severe alcohol-related liver disease live in close proximity to transplant centers, which are more likely to be in socially advantaged areas, according to research in Gastro Hep Advances.
FDA advisory panel votes against Ocaliva for PBC citing ‘concern for real possible harm’
An FDA advisory committee voted against approval for obeticholic acid in primary biliary cholangitis without cirrhosis or compensated cirrhosis with portal hypertension, citing “concern for real possible harm”.
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Food insecurity, socioeconomic development influence global prevalence of MASLD
Country-specific public health policies that target metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease risk factors, such as food insecurity and physical activity, may play a key role in mitigating the global burden of disease.
HBeAg-seroconversion in childhood among predictors of functional cure of chronic HBV
Hepatitis B e-antigen seroconversion in childhood and low hepatitis B surface antigen titers after seroconversion independently predicted functional cure in chronic HBV-infected patients followed from childhood through adulthood.
Women 8% less likely than men to receive a liver transplant, possibly due to candidate size
Women with hepatocellular carcinoma were less likely to receive a liver transplant and more likely to die or be removed from the waitlist vs. men, underscoring the need for changes to allocation policies, according to researchers.
Early declines in serum hepatitis B RNA levels may ‘serve as independent predictors’ of HCC
Declines in serum hepatitis B virus RNA at the first and second year of treatment with nucleos(t)ide analogues correlated with risk for hepatocellular carcinoma and may serve as independent predictors of cancer development.
Intermittent fasting bests standard diet in lowering liver fat content in MASLD, obesity
An intermittent calorie restriction diet was “safe and more effective” in reducing hepatic steatosis at 12 weeks vs. a standard of care diet in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, particularly among those with obesity.
Vitamin E improves serum inflammation markers, histology in MASLD
Vitamin E improved serum markers of liver inflammation and histology in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, according to results from a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Stretching, meditation ‘one of the arrows in a quiver’ to reduce muscle cramps in cirrhosis
Both stretching and meditation reduced cramp severity and improved quality of life among patients with cirrhosis and may be considered as nonpharmacologic interventions when treating nocturnal muscle cramps, according to researchers.
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