Hepatology
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA Approves First Drug for MASH
Resmetirom is a once-daily, oral thyroid hormone receptor beta-selective agonist.
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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.
From the Journals
Seladelpar Could ‘Raise the Bar’ in Primary Biliary Cholangitis Treatment
Improvements on the 5-D Itch Scale in both the moderate to severe pruritus population and the overall population also favored seladelpar over...
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Boosting Vitamin E Intake May Protect Against MASLD
Increased vitamin E, through diet or supplements, may help keep MASLD at bay, study finds.
Commentary
CRC: Troubling Mortality Rates for a Preventable Cancer
The rates of 6 of the top 10 cancers have been increasing over the past several years.
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Alcohol-Related Liver Disease Mortality Higher in Women
Metabolic dysfunction–associated and alcohol-related liver disease was associated with an 83% higher hazard of all-cause mortality in women, but...
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Undiagnosed Cirrhosis May Underlie Some Dementia Cases
New study points to possible hepatic encephalopathy as underlying cause for dementia.
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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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NEJM Study Highlights Resmetirom’s Efficacy in NASH With Liver Fibrosis
Although to date the MAESTRO-NASH trial lacks clinical outcomes, over its planned duration of 54 months, investigators will accrue data on liver-...
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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-...