Liver Disease

BOSTON — Accumulating sedentary time during childhood was associated with increased risk for liver disease in young adulthood, but boosting light physical activity may lessen the risk, according to data presented at ENDO 2024.

NEW ORLEANS — In this video exclusive, Jonathan D. Leffert, MD, talks with Scott D. Isaacs, MD, FACP, FACE, and Sangeeta Kashyap, MD, about nomenclature for liver disease and how endocrinologists should approach screening and treatment.

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

Col. Stephen A. Harrison, MD, FAASLD, a key leader in the field of hepatology who dedicated his life to caring for patients and developing treatments for liver disease, died on April 23.

Hepatic adverse events with bimekizumab were low and consistent through 2 years of treatment among patients with moderate to severe psoriasis, according to a study.

April is Alcohol Awareness Month, an annual campaign intended to boost awareness of the heavy burden that alcohol misuse places on affected individuals and their families, as well as its adverse impact on their health and society.

While the CDC estimated that excessive alcohol use contributed to approximately 178,000 U.S. deaths each year from 2020 to 2021, an emerging lifestyle trend may help counter those statistics in the years ahead.

The FDA has updated the label indication for Vemlidy 25 mg for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus with compensated liver disease, expanding the patient population to include children aged 6 years and older who weigh at least 25 kg.

Researchers have estimated that annual costs associated with alcohol-associated liver disease will climb from $31 billion in 2022 to $66 billion in 2040 — a 118% increase — with costs among women accounting for 43% of the total expenditure.

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.