Cirrhosis/Liver Failure News

Sinusoidal obstructive syndrome is a rare but potentially serious complication that can occur after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

WASHINGTON — In a Healio video exclusive, Saqr Alsakarneh, MD, MSc, describes “significant disparities” in race, ethnicity and sex among participants enrolled clinical trials for liver transplantation in the U.S.

Low bone mineral density may be a risk factor for developing cirrhosis, according to study findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

A “vast majority” of liver transplant centers use stigmatizing language, such as “alcoholic” or “alcohol abuse,” when describing patients with alcohol use disorder and alcohol-associated liver disease on their websites, researchers reported.

Around 17% of patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease have or will be diagnosed with alcohol-related disease, which research shows is associated with a threefold higher rate of developing cirrhosis or cancer.

In a Healio video exclusive, Edward V. Loftus Jr., MD, urged gastroenterologists to familiarize themselves with a “four-pronged approach to liver disease” ahead of the critical shortage of U.S. hepatologists expected by 2033.

Physicians treating older veterans with dementia “should consider underlying cirrhosis” and use Fibrosis-4 as a screening tool to uncover reversible factors, such as hepatic encephalopathy, that may be associated with cognitive decline.

A $37 million study led by Newcastle University, University of Edinburgh and Boehringer Ingelheim is underway to address the “urgent need” for anti-scarring therapies for individuals with liver disease.

Use of nonselective beta-blockers was associated with stage 2 acute kidney injury and all-cause mortality among patients with decompensated cirrhosis waitlisted for liver transplantation, data showed.

Each January, Alcohol Change UK runs Dry January, a post-holiday campaign that encourages people to abstain from alcohol for 31 days at the beginning of the year and drink more healthily year-round.