Liver Injury/Regeneration News

BOSTON — Response to treatment for acute kidney injury correlated with improved 90-day survival and shorter lengths of hospital stay among patients with cirrhosis waitlisted for liver transplant, according to data at The Liver Meeting.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — With alcohol-related disease still on the rise after surging during the COVID-19 pandemic, an expert here discussed treatment options, including liver transplantation, for patients with alcoholic hepatitis.

After nearly a decade of health problems, Steve Harwell, former lead singer and frontman for the band Smash Mouth, died Sept. 4 at age 56, which the band’s manager, Robert Hayes, said was caused by acute liver failure.

The FDA expanded its approval of Gilead Sciences’ antiviral, Veklury, for the treatment of COVID-19 in patients with mild, moderate and severe hepatic impairment, without requiring dose adjustments, according to a manufacturer release.

Modifying the timing of daily energy intake may improve metabolic health and restore natural circadian rhythms among patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a review published in Gut.

In patients with idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury, previous history of an allergic reaction related to drugs correlated with worse clinical outcomes, including death, according to data presented at the EASL Congress.

Children of parents with alcohol-related liver disease had up to a more than fourfold increased risk for alcohol-related hospitalization, despite a low absolute risk for developing alcohol-related liver disease.

In the race for a first-to-market therapy for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, there have been multiple hopeful contenders; however, none have yet crossed the FDA finish line.

Healio will present its sixth annual Disruptive Innovators Awards for gastroenterology and hepatology this fall.

Hepatic steatosis may be present in most adults with type 1 diabetes, especially those with overweight or obesity, according to a study published in Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications.