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NEWS
VCU Gastroenterology-Hepatology Program Now Eighth Worldwide
Tue, Jun 16, '26
NEWS
New study reveals survodutide helps shed body weight and fat in the liver
Mon, Jun 8, '26
NEWS
Risk of liver damage rises when metabolic problems, drinking combine in Asian Americans
Mon, May 18, '26
NEWS
New tests could speed up treatment for a common liver disease
Mon, May 18, '26
REVIEW
Seeking early clues to alcohol-linked liver damage
Tue, May 12, '26
NEWS
Study finds medicines for AUD can reduce patient costs, hospitalizations
Wed, Apr 22, '26
NEWS
Simple liver screening to catch “dementia” is cost-effective
Wed, Apr 22, '26
NEWS
New analysis demonstrates semaglutide's multi-organ impact
Tue, Apr 21, '26
REVIEW
New treatments offer hope for deadly alcohol-linked hepatitis
Tue, Apr 21, '26
NEWS
Alcohol-related liver disease may be twice as common as previously thought
Tue, Apr 14, '26
NEWS
Liver Lineup podcast: Navigating genetic testing in cholestatic liver disease
Tue, Apr 14, '26
INVITED COMMENTARY
Collaboration is reshaping palliative care in hepatology
Tue, Apr 21, '26
NEWS
Four Institute faculty named to Richmond Magazine’s 2026 Top Docs issue
Fri, Apr 3, '26
NEWS
Regular dental care linked to fewer complications, lower liver cancer risk in vets with cirrhosis
Thu, Mar 26, '26
NEWS
RNA-based therapeutic methods to treat MASLD
Tue, Mar 24, '26
NEWS
SSI’s Aseem wins ALF early career research award
Tue, Mar 17, '26
NEWS
Bowel Sounds: the Pediatric GI Podcast talks to our chief scientific officer
Tue, Mar 10, '26
BLOG
Why alcohol hurts women’s livers more than men’s
Tue, Jan 6, '26
NEWS
Rethink your relationship with alcohol
Fri, Dec 19, '25
NEWS
Leisure exercise may be linked to better liver health
Tue, Dec 9, '25
Newsletter
November 2025 newsletter
Fri, Dec 5, '25
BLOG
Chart notes, natural language processing can help spot HE
Tue, Nov 25, '25
NEWS
Cannabis may lower risk of alcohol-related liver disease
Tue, Nov 18, '25
NEWS
Institute’s co-founders recognized at AASLD meeting
Wed, Nov 12, '25
NEWS
What’s new in treating MASH and liver fibrosis?
Thu, Nov 6, '25
NEWS
SSI imaging center starts to come into focus
Wed, Nov 5, '25
BLOG
Link between fatty liver and heart disease risk in those with HIV
Mon, Nov 3, '25
NEWS
Treating the aging liver
Thu, Oct 30, '25
NEWS
Seven from Institute among Top 2%
Mon, Oct 20, '25
NEWSLETTER
October 2025 newsletter
Wed, Oct 15, '25
NEWS
VCU Health debuts multidisciplinary outpatient clinic for liver patients
Mon, Oct 13, '25
NEWS
Aseem wins prestigious NIH K08 award
Thu, Oct 9, '25
NEWS
Sterling honored as “liver health hero” by American Liver Foundation
Tue, Sep 30, '25
BLOG
Alcohol-linked liver disease and cancers rising in the U.S.
Tue, Sep 16, '25
NEWSLETTER
Sept. 2025 newsletter
Fri, Sep 5, '25
BLOG
Palliative care can ease burden for liver disease patients
Thu, Sep 4, '25
BLOG
New clues to help predict need for hospitalization
Mon, Aug 25, '25
BLOG
Common heart risk tools miss the mark for people with MASLD
Mon, Aug 18, '25
NEWS
Teen spends summer shadowing her former hepatologist in lab
Wed, Aug 13, '25
BLOG
How hepatologists can help address mental health in liver disease
Tue, Aug 5, '25
BLOG
New clues to help people with liver disease stay off alcohol
Wed, Jul 30, '25
NEWS
July 2025 Newsletter
Thu, Jul 24, '25
News
Predicting death risk for hospitalized cirrhosis patients
Wed, Jul 23, '25
NEWS
Smartphone app helps liver patients stay healthier at home
Fri, Jul 11, '25
NEWS
Sterling on prophylaxis for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Wed, Jul 2, '25
NEWS
Gastroenterology-Hepatology Program Now Ninth Worldwide
Thu, Jun 26, '25
NEWS
Semaglutide reverses liver damage in MASH patients
Wed, Apr 30, '25
BLOG
SSI holds first research retreat
Wed, Jun 4, '25
BLOG
Making a difference in liver disease and obesity
Wed, May 28, '25
PODCAST
Sanyal on semaglutide for MASH in ESSENCE trial
Tue, May 20, '25
NEWSLETTER
May 2025 newsletter
Tue, May 20, '25
VIDEO
Tour the new VCU Health Comprehensive Liver Care Unit
Tue, May 20, '25
NEWS
Semaglutide reverses liver damage in MASH patients
Wed, Apr 30, '25
NEWS
A hidden link between gum disease and liver health
Wed, Apr 23, '25
NEWS
A genetic clue to liver disease: What PNPLA3 tells us about risk
Mon, Apr 21, '25
NEWS
VCU Health opens a new 39-bed unit for comprehensive liver care
Wed, Apr 16, '25
NEWSLETTER
April 2025 newsletter
Wed, Apr 2, '25
NEWS
Five Institute hepatologists among Richmond Magazine ‘Top Docs’
Tue, Apr 1, '25
BLOG
Metabolic Problems and Weight-Loss Surgery in Alcohol-Related Hepatitis
Tue, Apr 1, '25
BLOG
Does rifaximin make some antibiotics less effective?
Wed, Mar 26, '25
PODCAST
Chief Scientific Officer Karpen talks about detecting biliary atresia in infants
Tue, Mar 18, '25
BLOG
Common pain reliever may affect liver failure in hepatitis patients
Tue, Mar 18, '25
News
New guidelines to screen infants for biliary atresia
Thu, Mar 13, '25
NEWSLETTER
March 2025 newsletter
Fri, Mar 7, '25
NEWS
What you need to know about managing alcohol use disorder and liver disease
Tue, Feb 25, '25
NEWS
The cost of ignoring MASLD: A look at the disease and economic impact
Mon, Feb 10, '25
NEWS
EveryDay Health interviews institute director on MASLD, heart health
Tue, Feb 4, '25
NEWS
Sweat sensors could help monitor liver disease
Wed, Jan 29, '25
NEWS
FMT helps prevent recurrence of hepatic encephalopathy
Wed, Jan 29, '25
VCU Health
Largest publicly shared gift for liver research in U.S. history to transform liver care at VCU
Tue, Feb 15, '22
BLOG
Do women and men experience ascites differently?
Mon, Jan 27, '25
BLOG
Study reveals higher risks for diabetic, liver patients during COVID-19
Tue, Jan 21, '25
PODCAST
Institute’s Matherly appears on The Curbsiders
Thu, Jan 16, '25
BLOG
Understanding MASLD: A Growing Global Health Challenge
Tue, Jan 14, '25
BLOG
Is HE the first true disorder of gut-brain interaction?
Thu, Jan 9, '25
BLOG
Health literacy and social determinants of health: Addressing health inequities in liver cancer care
Mon, Dec 16, '24
BLOG
Director Sanyal leads study in broad attack by VCU on liver cancer
Tue, Dec 10, '24
BLOG
VCU GI Fellows Present Abstracts at AASLD Meeting
Mon, Dec 9, '24
BLOG
Semaglutide shows liver benefits in Phase 3 trial
Wed, Dec 4, '24
BLOG
Jasmohan Bajaj: “Less = More with antibiotics in cirrhosis” patients
Mon, Dec 2, '24
BLOG
Institute-related honors at the AASLD - The Liver Meeting
Tue, Nov 26, '24
VIDEO
UNCOMMON Heroes: Dr. Arun Sanyal
Mon, Nov 25, '24
NEWS
VCU hepatologist R. Todd Stravitz donates $25M to AASLD to bolster growth in early-career liver disease research
Mon, Nov 18, '24
NEWSLETTER
November 2024 newsletter
Wed, Nov 13, '24
NEWS
More than 40% of U.S. adults have liver disease, with higher risk among Hispanics, VCU-led study finds
Tue, Nov 12, '24
BLOG
VCU-led Study Finds No Difference Among Corticosteroids in Treating Severe Alcohol-Related Hepatitis
Tue, Nov 12, '24
BLOG
Bajaj abstract named best in liver category by ACG
Thu, Nov 7, '24
NEWS
Aseem collaborates with PSC Partners patient organization to study rare disease
Wed, Oct 30, '24
BLOG
Lowering Bile Acid Levels Can Help Heal Liver Damage
Mon, Oct 28, '24
NEWS
The surprise of a lifetime: Family friend becomes living liver donor
Tue, Oct 22, '24
Newsletter
October 2024 newsletter
Mon, Oct 7, '24
BLOG
What is the best diet for patients with fatty liver disease?
Thu, Oct 3, '24
BLOG
Marking Liver Awareness Month: SSI Efforts to Prevent, Diagnose and Care for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
Tue, Oct 1, '24
BLOG
Institute faculty among the top 2% of all scientists worldwide: Stanford rankings
Mon, Sep 30, '24
NEWS
Sanyal joins push for recognition of MASH as global public health threat
Tue, Sep 24, '24
Blog
Dr. Arab Reports on Global Differences in Management of Alcohol-associated Hepatitis
Tue, Sep 17, '24
Newsletter
September 2024 newsletter
Fri, Sep 13, '24
VIDEO
Director Arun Sanyal delivers the institute’s "A Year in Review."
Wed, Sep 11, '24
NEWS
Institute welcomes Dr. J.P. Arab to team
Tue, Sep 10, '24
BLOG
CLEARED Consortium Study Underscores Urgent Need for Better Infection Management
Thu, Sep 5, '24
News
Sterling on “Enhancing Care With Noninvasive Liver Disease Assessment: New Guidelines”
Mon, Aug 19, '24
BLOG
Institute Director Helps Evaluate AI Tool to Assess Liver Tissue
Tue, Aug 13, '24
NEWSLETTER
August 2024 newsletter
Wed, Aug 7, '24
BLOG
What People Living with HIV and Liver Disease Need to Know about Diagnostic Tests
Wed, Aug 7, '24
NEWSLETTER
July 2024 Newsletter
Tue, Jul 30, '24
Blog
PSC Partners Seeking a Cure funds Aseem research with $80,000 grant
Tue, Jul 30, '24
News
The Liver Cirrhosis Network Cohort Study: Cirrhosis Definition, Study Population, and Endpoints
Tue, Jul 23, '24
BLOG
Sanyal co-authors reporting guidelines for precision medicine research of clinical relevance
Mon, Jul 22, '24
BLOG
New fellows John Grady and Vinay Jahagirdar produce an infographic for Liver Fellow Network
Wed, Jul 17, '24
NEWS
Bajaj: 13% of general population with dementia may have HE instead
Tue, Jul 9, '24
News
GI-Hep program ranked 11th globally
Wed, Jun 26, '24
NEWS
Chief Scientific Officer Saul Karpen's research featured on cover of American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
Fri, Jun 21, '24
EASL News
Director Sanyal announces promising Phase 2 trial results on survodutide
Fri, Jun 7, '24
EASL News
Dr. Bajaj reports success of fecal microbiota transplants in cirrhosis patients
Thu, Jun 6, '24
NEWSLETTER
June 2024 Newsletter
Thu, Jun 6, '24
Publication News
Special issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology on obesity features op-ed by co-editor Dr. Jasmohan Bajaj
Wed, Jun 5, '24
BLOG
Dr. Sterling reviews the new AASLD practice guidelines on using blood-based and imaging tests
Tue, May 21, '24
NEWSLETTER
May 2024 Newsletter
Mon, Apr 29, '24
VCU NEWS
Liver patients see benefits after going meatless for one meal
Thu, May 2, '24
MCV FOUNDATION
Redefining metabolic health
Thu, May 2, '24
NEWSLETTER
April 2024 Newsletter
Mon, Apr 29, '24
PRESENTATION
Dr. Siddiqui discusses MASH patients post-transplant
Mon, Apr 29, '24
VCU HEALTH
To fight liver disease worldwide, ‘MASH School’ at VCU welcomes Brazilian specialists
Mon, Apr 8, '24
VCU HEALTH
Four Institute Faculty among Richmond Top Docs
Tue, Apr 2, '24
BLOG
Labs and Leadership
Wed, Mar 27, '24
Faculty Honor
Congratulations to Jasmohan Bajaj, M.D., on his election to the American Association of Physicians. Only seven other VCU physicians hold this honor.
Thu, Mar 21, '24
NEWS
Director’s statement on the first drug approved to treat MASH
Thu, Mar 14, '24
Newsletter
March 2024 Newsletter
Thu, Mar 14, '24
NEWS
The Institute welcomes Dr. Saul Karpen as CSO
Mon, Mar 4, '24
Featured
Survodutide, a Glucagon/GLP-1 RA, Reduces MASH in Phase 2 Trial
Tue, Feb 27, '24
Featured
Liver disease MASH is next target for obesity drugs in development
Tue, Feb 27, '24
Video
Jerry Colca of Cirius Therapeutics visits the liver institute
Tue, Feb 20, '24
VCU Health
1 of 10 veterans diagnosed with dementia may instead have cognitive decline from cirrhosis
Wed, Jan 31, '24
VCU News
A student’s interest in liver disease is fueled by his own experience
Wed, Jan 31, '24
Podcast
ACG Clinical Guideline: Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
Tue, Jan 16, '24
RESEARCH
A milestone in identifying patients at-risk for fatty liver disease
Fri, Jan 12, '24
VCU News
A tool in battling COVID: A simple liver test developed by institute hepatologist
Tue, Dec 12, '23
Podcast
Global Disparities in Cirrhosis Mortality and Liver Transplantation
Thu, Dec 7, '23
FALL 2023 NEWSLETTER
News from the Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health
Thu, Dec 7, '23
Featured
Saul Karpen, M.D., Ph.D., named institute’s first Chief Scientific Officer
Wed, Dec 6, '23
Blog
Unraveling the Link Between Food Insecurity and Liver Health in People with HIV
Thu, Nov 30, '23
VCU Health
Institute director earns No. 2 lifetime ranking worldwide for study of liver diseases
Wed, Nov 29, '23
MCV Foundation
Liver institute gift creates two endowed chairs
Wed, Nov 29, '23
VIDEO
Arun Sanyal, MD: Retatrutide and GLP-1 Agonists in MASLD
Tue, Nov 14, '23
VCU Health
Retatrutide ‘wiped out’ fat in liver of obese patients
Mon, Nov 13, '23
RESOURCE: Collected VCU abstracts from The Liver Meeting 2023
Fri, Nov 10, '23
VCU Health
With a single shipment, institute takes a major step toward becoming a hub for global research
Thu, Nov 9, '23
Podcast
Podcast: Liver Transplantation in NASH Cirrhosis
Mon, Nov 6, '23
VIDEO
Celebrating your liver
Mon, Oct 14, '24
VIDEO
Dr. Sanyal explains why NASH is now MASH
Mon, Oct 23, '23
VIDEO
It’s not the NASH, it’s the Monster MASH
Fri, Oct 20, '23
NAFLD and NASH Blog
The VCU creator of the FIB-4 fibrosis diagnosis tool discusses its impact
Wed, Oct 18, '23
Medicine
Stravitz-Sanyal institute establishes agreement with University of São Paulo
Mon, Oct 9, '23
BLOG
An extra layer of support for patients with liver cancer
Wed, Sep 13, '23
VCU Health
VCU liver institute director leads review of noninvasive tests that could be alternatives to painful biopsies
Thu, Sep 7, '23
VCU News
VCU liver institute expands international ties to train next generation of specialists
Tue, Aug 15, '23
BLOG
Understanding Liver Disease’s New Names—NASH is now MASH
Mon, Aug 7, '23
Blog
Curing Chronic Hepatitis C: easy as 1, 2, 3
Mon, Jul 24, '23
VCU Health
VCU researchers want to develop better tools to help diagnose millions of patients with liver disease
Tue, Jun 27, '23
Blog Post
Institute director among those named authors of top downloaded articles published in 2021
Wed, May 3, '23
Blog Post
Institute hepatology specialist honored as region’s “Top Docs”
Wed, Apr 19, '23
VCU News
Gaining momentum for liver care: Arun Sanyal reflects on the VCU liver institute’s first year
Wed, Feb 15, '23
VCU Health
The many faces of liver disease
Tue, Apr 19, '22
VCU News
VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center taps robot for partial living liver donor transplants
Wed, Apr 5, '23
VCU Health
VCU liver expert featured in global keynote address on emerging health issues
Wed, Nov 30, '22
VCU News
Inaugural symposium highlights liver research progress at VCU: An interview with Arun Sanyal
Tue, Nov 29, '22
VCU Health
Inaugural Academic Symposium Recap
Thu, Oct 27, '22
MCV Foundation
Exploring liver's link to greater health
Thu, Jun 9, '22
VCU News
The donor behind the gift that will transform liver care at VCU
Tue, Feb 15, '22
VCU News
Arun Sanyal is determined to transform the lives of people with liver disease around the world
Tue, Feb 15, '22
VCU Health
Hume-Lee breaks its own organ transplant record – again!
Mon, Jan 24, '22
VCU Health
What VCU’s newest institute means for our community — and the world — an interview with Dr. Arun Sanyal
Mon, Jan 10, '22
Media Inquiries
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A.J. Hostetler
Communications Director
VCU Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health
aj.hostetler@vcuhealth.org
804-828-9652