MASLD and MASH are liver conditions that require action: from the individual, health systems and society at large. Read journals.lww.com/hep/fulltext/2… + join us on 23 Sept 2024 at the first UN General Assembly MASH side-event, convened by Economist Impact via ISGlobal. #LiverTwitter

My grandma used to tell me when I was a child: "eat slowly that is good for your body". 50 years later, this meta-analysis clearly shows that FAST EATING favors steatotic liver disease. t.ly/s1fbV

Alcohol-related liver disease is a case study in health inequality: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ALD incidence rate increase with increasing deprivation The most deprived neighborhoods experienced the highest absolute increase in incidence from 2001-18 journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext/2… Peter Jepsen #LiverTwitter

Do you know how alcohol affects the brain? This comprehensive lit review explains, e.g.: ➡️ Heavy drinking in adolescents is a major risk factor for dementia later in life ➡️ For the ageing brain, alcohol is a key risk factor for dementia, stroke & falls alcoholandsociety.report/wp-content/upl…

Here, we show that the incidence and mortality of ALCOHOL-ASSOCIATED HEPATITIS have markedly increased in the US. We can't ignore the elephant in the room anymore. t.ly/UpwWr NIAAA News

Absolutely amazed to share that our first laparoscopic liver donor was able to go home in just 4 days! But what's even more incredible is that both the donor and recipient are doing exceptionally well. A true testament to the power of modern medicine and the strength of the human

Something needs to change in academics. We often pay to get our papers published and spend hours peer reviewing papers for free. And we do it…….for MULTI-MILLION PUBLISHING COMPANIES.

A 5-year observational study of ~12,000 individuals with obesity taking GLP-1 drugs (without diabetes) with propensity matched controls A significant reduction of all-cause mortality (HR 0.23, 95% CI 0.15, 0.34) …ubs.pericles-prod.literatumonline.com/doi/10.1111/do…

In people with metabolic syndrome, drinking moderate amounts of alcohol does not only favor advanced liver disease, but also increases CANCER-RELATED MORTALITY. Close cancer surveillance is recommended in this population. t.ly/O42u0 Juan Pablo (JP) Arab, MD  Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc

Mirror mirror on the wall Which of these risk scores is fairest of all LiverRisk SAFE APRI FIB-4 Three databases. One study. In Hepatology Communications journals.lww.com/hepcomm/fullte…

Are OVER-THE-COUNTER SUPPLEMENTS effective in people with metabolic syndrome and steatotic liver ? This double-blind RCT shows that Ca butyrate + Zinc + VitD3 have beneficial effects. So why not ? t.ly/KhaZ7

Porto-sinusoidal vascular liver disorder with portal hypertension: Natural History and Long-Term Outcome. - Journal of Hepatology journal-of-hepatology.eu/article/S0168-… Proud of this collaborative effort. Thanks to all VALDIG, ERN centers Hospital Clínic IDIBAPS ERN RARE LIVER CIBERehd

How to combine FIB-4 and Elastography to screen for liver fibrosis ? Which algorithms are proposed by the main liver/GI societies ? I find this summarizing figure very useful. t.ly/V6cvF