UnitedHealthcare in the Hot Seat Over GI Procedure 'Advance Notification' Policy New rule came in response to concerns over proposed prior authorization policy Jun 01, 2023
Medicaid Expansion Tied to Better Outcomes in Black Patients With GI Cancers Two-year mortality decreased for three types of GI cancer in expansion vs non-expansion states May 25, 2023
Less-Invasive Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer Proves Safe, Effective Radical resection rate noninferior to open surgery in early-stage disease, with similar survival May 25, 2023
A Close Look at the Data Backing Upadacitinib's Approval in Crohn's Compared with placebo, the JAK inhibitor improved clinical remission and endoscopic response May 25, 2023
Warning: Prior Auth for Colonoscopy Is the Wrong Way to Go The policy adds delays to care and may worsen health outcomes May 24, 2023
Anti-EGFR Rechallenge Boosts PFS in Third-Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer ctDNA-identified wild-type tumors benefited most from adding panitumumab to standard therapy May 23, 2023
In a Reminder of AI's Limits, ChatGPT Fails Gastro Exam Both versions of the AI model failed to achieve the 70% accuracy threshold to pass May 22, 2023
Ocaliva for NASH Gets Thumbs Down From FDA Advisors Difficulty of risk mitigation for potential drug-induced liver injury weighed heavily on members May 19, 2023
First JAK Inhibitor Approved for Crohn's Disease Upadacitinib lands indication for moderately to severely active disease in adults May 18, 2023
NASH Drug Candidate Comes With 'Serious Risks,' Says FDA Staff Agency reviewers signal little support for first potential nonalcoholic steatohepatitis drug May 17, 2023
Prophylactic Antibiotics of Little Benefit in Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis Intervention reduced infections, but not mortality; no improvement on other endpoints May 10, 2023
AI in Colonoscopy: Disconnect Grows Between Academic, Community Studies Clearly helpful in manufacturers' trials, but not so much in routine practice May 09, 2023
Gut Bacteria Cocktail Helps Long COVID Oral treatment alleviates symptoms better than placebo May 09, 2023
Study: VA Surgeons Who Do Colonoscopies May Need More Training Outdone by gastroenterologists in finding adenomatous polyps May 08, 2023
Even at Stage IV, Immunotherapy Helps in Pancreatic Cancer Small but clear boost to overall survival May 07, 2023
Medicaid Expansion Seen Lifting Colon Cancer Screening for Low-Income People But not a cure-all in states boosting eligibility May 06, 2023
Statins Linked to Slower Liver Disease Progression Risk 40% lower with use among those with preexisting liver disease, study found May 04, 2023
Gut Microbiome Varies Hour to Hour, Month to Month Intraindividual shifts over time may explain why drugs don't work the same in everyone May 04, 2023
Is Unenhanced CT Accurate for Diagnosing Acute Abdominal Pain in the ED? Contrast medium may be withheld due to sensitivity, kidney disease, or lack of availability May 03, 2023
Case Shows Danger of Gallstone Ileus in Patients Over 65 Clinicians found CT scan to be best diagnostic tool May 01, 2023
Sperm Donor Banned Over Incest Fears; COVID Hampered Teen Sex; Jerry Springer Dies Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖ΅ staff Apr 28, 2023
FDA OKs First Poop-Based Oral Therapy Vowst approved for preventing recurrent C. difficile infections after antibiotics Apr 27, 2023
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
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
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
