Hepatology
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Statins Linked to Improved Liver Health in MASLD
Statin usage was associated with a 76.7% lower risk for all-cause mortality and a 62% lower risk of liver-related events than non-use.
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Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease’s Changing Demographics
Recent data have identified three demographic groups experiencing higher rates of ALD relative to previous periods and who may therefore require...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA Grants Livdelzi Accelerated Approval for Primary Biliary Cholangitis
The FDA approved Livdelzi based largely on results of the phase 3 RESPONSE study.
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New Contraindications to Coadministration of Atazanavir
The HIV medication has a host of new contraindications and drug interaction warnings.
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Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Plus HIV Ups Risk for CVD but Not Liver Disease
Compared with MASLD without HIV, the overall 5-year survival was significantly lower in MASLD with HIV, likely becuase of comorbidities.
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Semaglutide Curbs MASLD Severity in People Living With HIV
Most participants lost significant weight and weight loss was closely associated with improvements in MASLD.
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Nurse-Led Strategy Reduces Cholesterol, BP in HIV
The strategy involved home blood pressure monitoring and electronic health record tools.
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Pretreatment Lab Testing for Chronic Skin Diseases Diverges From Guidelines
In the study, a CBC was the most common pretreatment test across treatments, performed in 41%-69% of patients before starting treatment with a...
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New Guideline Offers Recommendations for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
The guidelines note the importance of policy aimed at alcohol use reduction, multidisciplinary care for alcohol use disorder and alcohol-...
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MASLD often is worse in slim patients
These slim patients with MASLD were most often young patients, for the most part female, and less likely to present with symptoms of metabolic...