Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery More Effective Than Lifestyle Change for NASH Roux-en-Y bypass or sleeve gastrectomy resolved NASH without exacerbating liver fibrosis Apr 26, 2023
HIPEC With Mitomycin C Reduces Locoregional Recurrence in High-Risk Colon Cancer No increase in adverse events or toxicity versus surgery alone Apr 26, 2023
Benefits to Skin Cancer Screening? The Verdict on OTC Hearing Aids Also in TTHealthWatch: chronic pain in U.S. adults, and a new treatment for C. diff Apr 22, 2023 podcast
Transplant Chief Was an Organ Recipient Herself Years ago, she had a liver transplant. Now she leads Hopkins' pediatric liver transplant program Apr 19, 2023
Genomics Add Insight Into Worse Colorectal Cancer Outcomes in Black Patients Fewer actionable mutations, less likely to meet genomic criteria for immunotherapy Apr 19, 2023
Clostridia Microbiota Cocktail Prevents Recurrent C. Diff 30.5% absolute risk reduction versus placebo with eight-strain oral product Apr 19, 2023
Many With Cancer Predisposition Diseases Unaware of Genetic Status Moreover, a significant proportion do not qualify for genetic screening under current guidelines Apr 19, 2023
Elective Surgery for Diverticulitis Led to QOL Benefits, Fewer Recurrences Better outcomes with elective sigmoid resection over conservative treatment Apr 19, 2023
NKF Roundup: Latest Data on Tolvaptan, Terlipressin, and Lumasiran More research from the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting Apr 17, 2023
Adjuvant Combo May Change Practice in High-Risk Liver Cancer Atezolizumab-bevacizumab reduced the risk of recurrence by about 30% Apr 17, 2023
Another Measure of Terlipressin Success in Hepatorenal Syndrome Goal of 30% reduction in serum creatinine in the absence of full response or HRS reversal Apr 13, 2023
Black Patients Less Likely to Meet Hep B Treatment Criteria While study suggests treatment initiation did not differ by race, editorial expresses doubt Apr 10, 2023
Why People Resist the COVID Vax; Diet and Mortality Also in TTHealthWatch: antibiotic prophylaxis for sexually transmitted infections Apr 08, 2023 podcast
Moose Visits Clinic; Starbucks Stomach Complaints; Execs Charged Over Bum Lead Tests Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Apr 07, 2023
ChatGPT May Help Patients Better Understand Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer Chatbot may be able to provide "empathetic and practical advice" Apr 05, 2023
Monopoly Be Gone: A New Chapter in U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation A recent announcement from HHS has the power to transform our deeply flawed system Apr 04, 2023
Does Your 80-Year-Old Patient Really Need That Colonoscopy? Physicians often ignore life expectancy in screening decisions, study finds Apr 04, 2023
U.S. Study Backs 'Helper' Virus Theory in Kids' Mystery Hepatitis Cases In small study of children with severe hepatitis, 93% of blood samples tested positive for AAV2 Mar 31, 2023
Smaller Liver Transplant Candidates Wait Longer, Less Likely to Receive Organ Disparity mostly affects women, but allocating more livers from smaller donors may help Mar 29, 2023
A 'Double Whammy' for Gastric Cancer Risk H. pylori infection and certain pathogenic variants linked with large excess risk Mar 29, 2023
Vedolizumab Proves Its Worth in Treating Chronic Pouchitis Biologic effective for common complication of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in ulcerative colitis Mar 29, 2023
FDA Faults Next-Gen Olympus Duodenoscopes After demanding single-use devices, agency finds they have their own problems Mar 27, 2023
Our Organ Transplant System Isn't the Failure It's Made Out to Be Upholding the system will save lives Mar 24, 2023
Another Win for Zolbetuximab in Advanced Gastric/GEJ Cancer When combined with CAPOX, survival was improved versus placebo Mar 23, 2023
Biden Administration Announces Plan to Overhaul the Organ Transplant System Steps include making contracting more competitive and publishing donation data Mar 22, 2023
Optimizing Meds to Reduce CVD Risk in Diabetes; New Agent for Cholesterol Also in TTHealthWatch: heart disease risk factors in adults Mar 18, 2023 podcast
Time-Restricted Eating No Better Than Cutting Calories Alone for NAFLD Randomized trial from China suggests no advantage to eating within an 8-hour window Mar 17, 2023
Laparoscopy, Surgery in a Draw for Gastric Cancer Survival Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy noninferior for both relapse-free, overall survival Mar 15, 2023
Take Risk Into Account Before Repeat Surveillance Colonoscopy, Study Says 58% of seniors with limited life expectancy, no significant findings invited for another round Mar 14, 2023
Murder-Suicides Peak; Plan to Eliminate Hep C; Avoiding Daylight Saving 'Hangover' Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 10, 2023
Screen All Adults for Hepatitis B, CDC Says New recommendations favor universal access to screening rather than risk-based approach Mar 09, 2023
FDA Mandate on Acetaminophen-Opioid Combinations Appeared Effective Hospitalizations for liver toxicity declined after FDA limited acetaminophen dose Mar 07, 2023
IL-6 Inhibitor for UC Shows Some Promise in Mid-Stage Trial Though next steps for olamkicept in ulcerative colitis a bit unclear Mar 07, 2023
KRAS Mutations in Metastatic CRC Predict Survival Benefit of Chemo Combo Trifluridine/tipiracil fails to improve survival in patients with KRAS G12-mutant tumors Mar 06, 2023
Avoiding Just This Dietary Trigger Helps Resolve Eosinophilic Esophagitis Easier alternative to six-food elimination diet shown effective Mar 01, 2023
Vitamin B3 Doesn't Cut Skin Cancer Risk After Organ Transplant Randomized study finds no benefit with 12 months of nicotinamide versus placebo Mar 01, 2023
'Alarming' Rise in Colon Cancer Rates Among Younger People Rate doubled in under-50 age group since 1995, concerning trend toward more advanced disease Mar 01, 2023
Modest Survival Gain in Gastric/GEJ Cancer With Chemo Plus Pembrolizumab Less than 6-week improvement statistically significant, but clinical importance an open question Feb 17, 2023
President Biden 'Remains Fit for Duty,' His Doctor Says Routine physical finds stiffened gait a result of osteoarthritis, but no treatment needed Feb 17, 2023
