During the Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Liver Meeting, which took place from November 13 to 16, biopharmaceutical company Albireo Pharma ("Albireo) announced data from the Phase…
Later this week, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) will hold its virtual The Liver Meeting Digital Experience (TLMdX). Altogether, TLMdX will last from November 13-16.…
In October 2020, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals ("Arrowhead") announced a new collaboration and licensing agreement with global biopharmaceutical company Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda"). Together, the pair will develop and commercialize…
Recently, biopharmaceutical company Albireo Pharma announced positive results from a Phase 3 clinical trial. The trial, PEDFIC 1, studied the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of odevixibat for patients with progressive…
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals works in ribonucleic interference (RNAi) therapies as treatments of rare diseases. They have recently been granted the orphan drug designation by the European Commission for their drug, DCR-A1AT.…
A recent publication from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced promising results from research into a novel new type of therapy called RNA interference (RNAi). RNAi could potentially be used…
Grab your sneakers because the 2018 Liver Life Walk is on the way, hosted by The American Liver Foundation. Thousands of people will walk to advance liver health and wellness, one…
The United Network for Organ Sharing recently altered the rules of the organ transplant system. Geography is no longer as crucial a factor in securing a needed organ. Some view…
As parents, we want to protect our children from harm and keep them safe. So when your child is suffering from a rare metabolic disorder, it's natural to feel helpless.…
Leave it to a sports award show to recognize what a real fighter looks like. ESPN's annual award show (the ESPYs) honored 15 year-old Jarrius Robertson last week with the…
The scenario is much more common today than in years past. A patient who doesn't abuse alcohol or have chronic hepatitis is admitted to the hospital, many times the ICU,…
If you're one of the extra rare people with Primary Biliary Cholangitis and a thyroid disease, this new research might put a smile on your face! But let's make sure we're all on…
There's some promising news about a hormone therapy for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Read on, but first, let's put things into context with some practical, real-life background stuff... How was your…
Read a really wonderful, inspiring heartwarming story about two old friends which you can read here that I’d like to share to give you and your loved ones in the…
Liver disease has many causes and last month, March was Liver Disease Awareness month in Canada. Yes, Canada. That country with the handsomest Prime Minister... ever. (*Sigh*) But I digress. In…
Lying in bed this spectacularly beautiful fall Sunday morning—with my gently-snoring cat, Thelma, I feel so relaxed gazing out the window, watching ruby red leaves fluttering in the wind. But…
Nice guys finish last? Hardly. Especially if we’re talking about Vanessa Smith, a mother of six, and Peter Brouwer, a father living with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) who needed a…
I read an amazingly interesting article about a guy, who is living with Type ll diabetes and was diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Seems he’s been through hell and…
Did you know there are more than 100 different types of liver disease? Also, that the liver is the second largest organ in the body? Both are true. Most people…
Some disease processes shout at you- dramatic symptoms bring you immediately to medical care and treatment. However other unhealthy biological processes are more subtle and are likely to go undetected…
Happy Pre-Thanksgiving Week Friends! It is almost Thanksgiving which is one of our FAVORITE holidays here at Patient Worthy. Why? Because on this holiday, we are focused on gratitude, family and…
In honor of liver awareness month, we've got some good news for people living with NASH, or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. NASH is a kind of fatty-liver disease that is not connected to…
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