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Podcast: Surfing the MASH Tsunami
Episode: S5 - E1.4 - SurfingMASH Is Back! Reframing "Liver Awareness" In The Context Of US DTC Advertising
Description: After a month off in January, SurfingMASH returns for the 2024 calendar year. In this conversation, the group explores the goal of provider and patient liver education, key goals for liver awareness and the potential for direct-to-consumer advertising of GLP-1s for weight loss to garble the "liver awareness" message. The dialogue underscores the concern that the convenience of telemedicine and the allure of easily accessible obesity treatments might lead patients to overlook comprehensive health assessments, especially for liver disease. The conversation reveals a broader concern about the health system's ability to ensure that treatments like Novo Nordisk's w...