Hepatology

Alcohol intake changes influence liver disease progression, with reduced drinking linked to lower risk of liver-related events in steatotic liver disease.

Participatory medicine could reshape hepatology by involving the public, clinicians and AI to improve liver disease prevention, awareness and research engagement.

Wilson disease genetics gap is narrowing, with reanalysis and whole genome sequencing identifying previously missed ATP7B variants in most unresolved cases.

A ketogenic very low energy diet reduced liver fat by 77% in MASLD, outperforming a Mediterranean diet in a small randomised trial.

Gilbert syndrome in liver donors appears safe, with no impact on transplant outcomes or survival, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Paediatric autoimmune liver disease shows high survival but limited complete biochemical control after one year of standard therapy in European registry data.

England reports progress towards hepatitis C elimination as prevalence falls, with diagnosis gaps and harm reduction challenges remaining.

Hepatitis E infection affected 3.5% of transplant patients, with high chronicity in those infected and treatment and screening key to care.