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Q&A: The Microbiome and Autoimmune Liver Disease, with Gideon Hirschfield, PhD, MB BChir
November 25th 2023Gideon Hirschfield, PhD, MB BChir, Lily and Terry Horner Chair in Autoimmune Liver Disease Research at the University of Toronto, sat down with HCPLive Hepatology to discuss the role of the microbiome in autoimmune liver disease.
Q&A: Combination OCA-Bezafibrate for PBC, with Cynthia Levy, MD
November 23rd 2023Cynthia Levy, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Miami, provided further insight into unmet needs in PBC, the use of OCA-bezafibrate in PBC, and the significance of results from a pair of phase 2 studies presented at The Liver Meeting.
No Clear Evidence Acupuncture Provides Benefit in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
November 21st 2023A randomized trial examining acupuncture in people with CSU suggests use of acupuncture could improve UAS7 scores in these patients, but investigators noted this failed to reach the threshold for significance.