New Models in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

Her’s asummary of the article published online February 25, 2026 in Gastroenterology –“New Model Performs Well for Detecting Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease” A new predictive model (called the MetALD-ALD Prediction Index, or MAPI) was developed to help...

MASLD and Kidney Stone Risk

From 02/23/2026, an article that highlights the overlap between kidney stones and MASLD: “Association between metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and kidney stone risk in individuals with metabolic dysfunction: evidence from cross-sectional...

SDOH in Liver Disease

A summary of the Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology article with DOI S1542-3565(24)00989-3, titled Food Swamps and Food Deserts Impact on Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) follows.It speaks to how Liver Disease triage, diagnosis...

Liver-Related Events

Here are the top 10 liver-related events (LREs) commonly used in clinical research and outcome studies of chronic liver disease. “LREs” refer to major clinical complications and outcomes that indicate progression of liver disease and substantially impact prognosis,...

Liver Cancer Surgery Explained

Comparison between traditional hepatobiliary surgery for HCC and HistoSonics’ Edison (histotripsy). 1) What “traditional hepatobiliary surgery for HCC” usually means A. Curative-intent surgery Partial hepatectomy (liver resection): Remove the tumor-bearing portion of...