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Early intervention critical, before ‘significant clinical toll’ from excessive alcohol use
Alcohol use disorder has a huge impact on liver health. Regardless of whether patients have other primary etiology for liver disease, alcohol — even in minimal amounts — can worsen liver outcomes.
GLP1s may lower 10-year risk for major adverse outcomes in chronic liver disease, diabetes
Adherence to treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists may lower the long-term risk for major adverse liver outcomes among patients with chronic liver disease and type 2 diabetes, according to data in Gut.
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FDA grants 510(k) clearance to Nanox AI software to assess ‘early signs’ of fatty liver
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to Nanox’s HealthFLD artificial intelligence software to aid clinicians in the detection of fatty liver associated with hepatic steatosis, according to a company press release.
Liver disease, frequency of alcohol-related care linked to mortality, hospital readmission
Individuals with alcohol-related liver disease and frequent health care utilization were at greater risk for mortality and hospital readmission, respectively, according to a cohort study of alcohol-related hospitalizations in Canada.
Women with concurrent MASLD, alcohol-related liver disease have 83% higher risk for death
Women with concurrent metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and alcohol-related liver disease had an 83% greater risk for all-cause mortality than men and those with ALD alone had 160% greater risk, data showed.
Chronic HBV ‘positively associates’ with severe necroinflammation in pediatric MASLD
Chronic hepatitis B virus infection was positively linked with severe hepatic necroinflammation in children with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease but did not appear to affect hepatic fibrosis, according to data.
Atopic dermatitis in children may be linked to metabolic syndrome, liver disease
Atopic dermatitis in children may be associated with metabolic syndrome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a study.
FASCINATE-2 topline data: Denifanstat surpasses placebo for NASH with fibrosis at week 52
Topline data from the phase 2b FASCINATE-2 trial showed “statistically significant improvement” for denifanstat in biopsy-confirmed nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with stage 2 or stage 3 fibrosis at 52 weeks, Sagimet Biosciences announced.
Liver fibrosis screening linked to lifestyle changes in individuals at risk for ALD, MASLD
Screening for liver fibrosis was associated with improved self-reported alcohol consumption, diet, exercise and weight after 6 months among patients at risk for liver disease, with lifestyle changes persisting through 2 years.
Glucose-lowering therapies linked to reduced risk for CV events in type 2 diabetes, MASLD
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists were associated with lower risk for cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes, with or without metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.
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