Liver Disease

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Case in Point

A Young Woman Presenting with Diffuse Abdominal Pain

05/08/2014

Philip Pancari, MD, and Ronald Rubin, MD—Series Editor

Philip Pancari, MD, and Ronald Rubin,...

A 41-year-old woman presents with diffuse abdominal pain, rated 10/10 in severity, described as “deep and cramping.”

05/08/2014

Research Summaries

FDA Alert

FDA Approves First Treatment for Adults With MASH, Serious Liver Disease

03/21/2024

Anthony Calabro, MA

The FDA approved resmetirom for the treatment of adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis with moderate-to-advanced liver fibrosis.

03/21/2024

FDA Alert

FDA Approves Liver-Directed Treatment for Adults With Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

09/11/2023

Anthony Calabro, MA

The FDA approval follows a single-arm, multicenter, open-label trial in 91 patients with uveal melanoma with unresectable hepatic metastases.

09/11/2023

research summary

CVD Risk Is Increased in Patients with HIV and NAFLD, Liver Fibrosis

04/26/2023

Leigh Precopio

To better understand the relationship between cardiovascular disease and liver disease in individuals with HIV, researchers examined both traditional risk factors and HIV-specific risk factors of the...

04/26/2023

Research Summary

Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy Lowers Mortality, Cancer Risk in Patients With Hepatitis C

02/01/2023

The researchers set out to determine the mortality risk and complications associated with direct-acting antiviral treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

02/01/2023

Obesity

High Prevalence of NAFLD, NASH in Overweight, Obese Populations

12/05/2022

Researchers identified the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in individuals who are overweight or obese. ...

12/05/2022

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