HCV-Positive Kidney Allograft Survival Just as Good at 5 Years Data provide rationale to reexamine penalty on Kidney Donor Profile Index, researchers say Aug 26, 2022
Intestinal Ultrasound Accurate for Assessing Response in UC Small Dutch study highlighted bowel wall thickness as key parameter Aug 26, 2022
IBD Biologics After COVID; Cutting Endoscopy Waste; New Humira Biosimilar OK'd News and commentary from the world of gastroenterology and hepatology Aug 25, 2022
FDA Warns on Potential for Monkeypox Spread via Fecal Transplant Agency urges additional protections around donor screening Aug 24, 2022
MMR Vaccination Tied to Lower IBD Risk for Kids Parents hesitant to vaccinate should be reassured, study authors say Aug 24, 2022
Intensive Endoscopy Might Not Be One-and-Done for Gastric Cancer Surveillance High-risk group had similar new lesion detection rates initially and at 15 months Aug 22, 2022
Low Risk for IBD Relapse After Switch From IV to Subcutaneous Infliximab French study showed low relapse rates across all intravenous dose regimens, except for one Aug 19, 2022
'Alarming' Spike in Liver Disease Deaths; Can PPIs Cause Lupus? IBS and Depression News and commentary from the world of gastroenterology and hepatology Aug 18, 2022
Fecal Transplant With Anti-Inflammatory Diet Yields Remissions in UC A fourth of patients maintained deep remission at 1 year in small randomized trial in India Aug 18, 2022
C-Section Babies Face Higher Crohn's Disease Risk Later in Life Underlying mechanism could be the gut microbiome, researcher hypothesizes Aug 17, 2022
More Upper GI Bleeding Linked to Warfarin Versus DOACs Rates of lower GI bleeding similar in cohort study from Iceland Aug 16, 2022
Risk-Adapted Screening for CRC Comparable to Established Strategies Randomized study shows similar detection rates to colonoscopy and FIT Aug 15, 2022
Epstein-Barr Virus Linked With Gastric Cancer Meta-analysis shows a 7.5% prevalence across 37 countries Aug 12, 2022
Gut Bacteria Post-COVID; UC Remission Prediction; UC Flares with Stress News and commentary from the world of gastroenterology and hepatology Aug 11, 2022
CDC: Few Insured Patients With Hepatitis C Get Timely Treatment Not even one-third received curative drugs within a year of diagnosis Aug 10, 2022
Propofol Not the Only Option for Abdominal Surgery Anesthesia in Seniors Trial shows no higher risk for complications with alternative agent Aug 10, 2022
CRC Screening Pays Off for People With Obesity Colonoscopy hits the mark for cost-effectiveness across the BMI range, study projects Aug 09, 2022
More GI Docs, Fewer Alcoholic Liver Disease Deaths Study suggests access might account for 40% of alcohol-associated liver disease deaths nationally Aug 08, 2022
CDC Details Outbreaks of Acute GI Illness Linked to 'Splash Pads' Multiple cases of shigellosis and norovirus identified after kids' visits to Kansas wildlife park Aug 05, 2022
Prosthetic Mesh May Stand in the Way of Further Abdominal Operations Prior incisional hernia repair associated with complications with later abdominal surgery Aug 04, 2022
Adding TACE to Lenvatinib Boosts Survival in Advanced Liver Cancer In China-based trial, overall survival in first-line improved by 6 months versus lenvatinib alone Aug 04, 2022
Snoring & Liver Disease; Remicade's COVID Woes; Delays in Liver Cancer Treatment News and commentary from the world of gastroenterology and hepatology Aug 04, 2022
What's the Best New Drug for Luminal Crohn's Disease? Meta-analysis ranks infliximab and others, but experts urge results are not ready for prime time Aug 04, 2022
Bictegravir-Based Treatment Wins for HIV/HBV Co-Infections Head-to-head comparison in ALLIANCE trial favors use over dolutegravir-based combination Aug 03, 2022
Low MELD Score No Barrier to Long Survival After Living-Donor Transplant End-stage liver disease patients with scores as low as 11 achieved survival of 13 years or beyond Aug 03, 2022
Race, Insurance Status Linked to Poor Outcomes in Hospitalized UC Patients Mortality higher for Black patients, length of stay longer for those on Medicare/Medicaid Aug 02, 2022
Medical Trauma in Patients With IBD Hospitalizations, flares, and pain cited as sources of post-traumatic stress Aug 01, 2022
Fecal Transplant in UC; Cancer Surveillance Lacking in Cirrhosis; Undiagnosed Celiac News and commentary from the world of gastroenterology and hepatology Jul 28, 2022
Patients With Liver Disease and COVID Report Extra Hardships Detrimental effects included delayed care, curtailed social life Jul 28, 2022
Rare Mutations Linked to Protection Against Liver Disease Carriers of CIDEB variants were at lower risk for liver disease of any cause, study shows Jul 27, 2022
Jared Kushner Reveals Cancer Dx; Docs Warn on 'No Poop July'; The Pharma Bro Returns Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jul 27, 2022
New Findings May Explain Mystery Hepatitis in Kids Two preprints point to a clash of a harmless virus, genetic susceptibility, and pandemic factors Jul 26, 2022
Improving Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy Visualization Meta-analysis shows 15% improvement in adequate small bowel cleansing with purgative preparations Jul 26, 2022
Starch for Cancer Prevention? It's Not as Bananas as You Think Resistant starch may be protective against certain Lynch syndrome-related cancers Jul 25, 2022
NAFLD Tied to Higher Risk of Heart Failure Meta-analysis showed a modest risk independent of key risk factors Jul 25, 2022
Procalcitonin-Guided Care Cut Antibiotic Use in Acute Pancreatitis Algorithms can discern inflammation from infection, leading to more appropriate antibiotic use Jul 22, 2022
Serrated Polyp Detection a Good Indicator of Colonoscopy Quality Study suggests it should be used in tandem with adenoma detection rate Jul 21, 2022
Falsified IBS Data; Patients' Top Choice for CRC Screening; Fertility and IBD Drugs News and commentary from the world of gastroenterology and hepatology Jul 21, 2022
Diabetes Drug for Bile Acid Diarrhea Bests Standard of Care in Small Trial Liraglutide proves superior to colesevelam for cutting daily stool frequency in Danish trial Jul 21, 2022