Weekend Drinking and Liver Scarring; COVID and C. Diff; Stopping Hep B Therapy
(MedPage Today) -- Occasional heavy drinking may triple the odds of advanced liver fibrosis in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic ...
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FDA Warns of Fatal Liver Injuries Tied to Drug It Wants Pulled From Market
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Tuesday warned that postmarketing data has turned up dozens of serious cases of drug-induced ...
Alcohol-Related Liver Disease May Be More Common Than We Think
(MedPage Today) -- After adjusting for underreporting of alcohol consumption, the prevalence of alcohol-related liver diseases in the U.S. was ...
Overweight parents linked to fatty liver in their child
And this problem starts even before conception! Read full story Source: www.thestar.com.my Medical Disclaimer: This content is shared for informational ...
FDA OKs First Drug for Liver Disease-Related Pruritus
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved linerixibat (Lynavoy) as the first drug indicated for cholestatic pruritus stemming from primary biliary ...
Liver Stiffness in Diabetes Linked to Higher Risk of Death
(MedPage Today) -- Using a liver stiffness measurement (LSM) to screen for liver fibrosis as part of the routine management ...
Higher Odds of Liver Fibrosis in Women With Cardiometabolic Risks
(MedPage Today) -- Women with multiple cardiometabolic risk factors may face a disproportionately higher risk of clinically significant liver fibrosis ...
Dual Immunotherapy and Liver Perfusion Delays Progression in Uveal Melanoma
(MedPage Today) -- Adding the dual checkpoint inhibitor regimen of ipilimumab (Yervoy) and nivolumab (Opdivo) to percutaneous hepatic perfusion significantly ...
Tracking antibiotics in liver cell membranes can predict toxicity, IIT Bombay researchers find
The findings suggest a new way to predict drug safety by detecting toxicity risks early in the drug development process ...
Parental Obesity Before Pregnancy Linked to Kids’ Chronic Liver Disease Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Children born to obese parents were more likely to develop a common chronic liver disease and to ...