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Switching from meat to plant or dairy protein may reduce ammonia generation in those with cirrhosis.

Generic drugs are cheaper and lead to better treatment compliance compared with brand-name drugs.

Study findings suggest people with chronic liver disease should be prioritized for booster shots.

People who exercised saw a beneficial decrease in liver fat even if they did not lose weight.

The burden of viral and nonviral liver disease remains high even in the setting of hepatitis C microelimination.

People with advanced fibrosis—not just cirrhosis—were at greater risk for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Even though as many as 97% of patients can be cured with medication, many still don’t receive the treatment.

Diabetes and a large waist circumference are predictors of liver fat accumulation and fibrosis.

However, people with liver cirrhosis remain at risk and should continue screening even after being cured.

Intensive lifestyle management led to weight loss and reduced steatosis and fibrosis.

Advanced stages of NAFLD were more commonly seen in people whose mothers had obesity or overweight during pregnancy.

People with fatty liver disease and advanced fibrosis also had a greater incidence of diabetes.