🚨Check out our new study in @jhepatology.bsky.social ❗️
Using natural language processing to identify >350,000 patients with #steatosis, we demonstrated that cause-specific mortality differs between #MASLD #MetALD and #ALD
www.journal-of-hepatology.eu/article/S016...
**Why public health matters for clinicians caring for patients with liver disease**
This short explainer crystallises the important issues clinicians and patients face, and how we can help! @easlnews.bsky.social #liverhealth #preventativehepatology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5ec...
Quite apart from anything else, this a major opportunity for UK higher education which we are currently doing our best to neutralise.
If a government with over 400 seats and 4 years left to govern cannot summon the courage to level with the public on social care then I despair at the capacity of our political system to ever deliver the change we need.
So if the Home Office wants to reduce student migration numbers it needs to explain why it considers British families paying more for uni and/or the largest employer in many red wall towns going under is a price worth paying to reduce a form of migration that bothers no one
A great trip to #ESGEDays2025 for Bristol Liver Unit where Drs Adamson, Portal, Hawken and Healey presented their work
Fantastic health inequalities in liver disease event in Birmingham, delighted to see Annie Archer discussing the experience in Bristol with Alright My Liver. Thanks to Ryan Buchanan and Kate Glyn-Owen for organising! Important (and difficult) discussions about how to move things forward.
New paper from us in @jhepatology.bsky.social: www.journal-of-hepatology.eu/article/S016...
Causes of death in >13,000 persons with #MASLD - check it out #liversky. So proud of co-senior author Axel Wester and first author medical student Gabriel Issa for the work!
SGLT2 (sodium-glucose transporter) inhibitors are now recommended for all people with chronic kidney disease
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/... @annalsofim.bsky.social
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Hope, hurdles, and hazards
The role of statins in MASLD
a privilege to write this editorial with @NKimer
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
On the terrific original article by @Dr_KMCoop @DeepikaDevuniMD
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Check out the latest @amergastroassn.bsky.social guidelines on the prevention and treatment of hepatitis B reactivation now out in @gastroenterology.bsky.social
#MedSky #LiverSky #OncSky
www.gastrojournal.org/action/showP...
This paper described the groundbreaking, first gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease to be approved by the FDA. We now have 2 approved stem cell therapies that can cure sickle cell disease. Revisit the paper: nej.md/33JG0cJ
#MedSky #Hematology
Autologous macrophage therapy appears safe and may reduce severe adverse events in cirrhosis patients, warranting further research.
by Brennan PN, MacMillan M (...) Forbes SJ et 19 al. in Nat Med #MedSky
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📰Fresh news for 2025!📰Alright My Liver? A qualitative service evaluation for early detection of liver disease in high-risk groups has been published. The pathway aims to diagnose #liverdisease earlier in the people most at risk.
Read more➡️ bit.ly/4h6KopA
#PublicHealth @bmj.com
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I know I shouldn’t be surprised but why is a broadsheet peddling snake oil dressed up as liver wellness. I am however regretting not thinking of De-Liver-ence as my bluesky handle.
*** long sigh ***
www.thetimes.com/article/8b48...
👋Hello #Liversky!
🗞️Proud to see our EASL experts @debbieshawcross.bsky.social , @ahmedelsharkawy.bsky.social, and Philip Newsome featured in The Guardian with advice on liver health.
Indulged during the holidays? It's not too late to give your liver some love!💚
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
You’d only have to do it every 3-5 years and very reassuring if normal!
Age adjusted cut offs for FIB4 would also reduce unnecessary referrals and patient anxiety
Do read my comment piece with @tom-marjot.bsky.social on NoLo alcohol 👇🏾
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Useful tip...
There's no 'bookmark' function in Bluesky currently. But there is a nice work-around:
1) Reply to the post of interest with a📌emoji
2) Click on this link bsky.app/profile/did:...
3) Click 'Pin to Home'
This will collate📌posts in a tab on your home screen + ⬆️ engagement.
Do conversations about prognosis (defined as "conversation with your hepatologist about the likely outcome of your liver disease over time") cause patients w/ cirrhosis to lose hope?
Simple answer: No
Work led by🌟@donlan_john in CGH @amergastroassn.bsky.social https://buff.ly/4i1R6OM #LiverSky
I recommend this review on muscle cramps in #cirrhosis
Cramps are common and are the number one symptom priority for many patients
doi.org/10.1111/apt....
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