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
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
Epstein-Barr Virus Linked With Gastric Cancer Meta-analysis shows a 7.5% prevalence across 37 countries Aug 12, 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
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
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
Medical Trauma in Patients With IBD Hospitalizations, flares, and pain cited as sources of post-traumatic stress Aug 01, 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
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
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
Relapse Patterns in Chronic Hep B After Halting Treatment Researchers suggest finite therapy could be an option with entecavir or TDF in certain cases Jul 20, 2022
TNF Inhibitors, Thiopurines May Help Reduce Recurrent Acute Arterial Events IBD patients with previous events saw lower risk of recurrence, according to French study Jul 19, 2022
Novel Antifibrotic Improved Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis B Phase II trial from China suggests benefit of add-on therapy Jul 15, 2022
Unexplained Acute Hepatitis in Children: More Evidence for Adenovirus 41 Two studies point to a suspiciously high prevalence Jul 13, 2022
'Don't Let Me Die in Pain,' My Patient Pleaded We must better manage the suffering of patients with a history of substance use disorder Jul 09, 2022
Odevixibat Scratches the Itch of Kids' Rare Liver Disease Phase III trial showed reduced pruritus in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis Jul 08, 2022
Missed Opportunities for Advance Care Planning After GI Surgery Multiple admissions typical leading up to urgent procedures followed by discharge to hospice Jul 07, 2022
CEND-1 Offers Hope in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Phase I study showed good safety profile, no dose-limiting toxicities, and encouraging activity Jul 06, 2022
Jaundice, Malaise in Woman With Heroin Habit, Inactive Hepatitis B HDV diagnosis portends imminent cirrhosis despite initial resolution of symptoms Jul 05, 2022
Hep C Cure Aside, Some Patients Still Benefit From Liver Cancer Screening Hepatocellular carcinoma risk persisted after direct-acting antivirals Jun 30, 2022
EASL Roundup: Path to 'Cure' in Hep B? Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet for NAFLD With T2D Noteworthy research from the European Association for the Study of the Liver annual meeting Jun 29, 2022
'A New Hope' for Rare, Deadly Liver Disease Small fazirsiran trial sees fibrosis regressions for liver disease associated with AAT deficiency Jun 28, 2022
Mixed Bag for Semaglutide in NASH-Related Compensated Cirrhosis Randomized trial showed improvements in cardiometabolic markers, but not liver fibrosis Jun 27, 2022
Liver Cirrhosis Tied to Elevated Risk for Stroke 37% higher risk observed in large German study Jun 25, 2022
Bulevirtide's Effect Sustained in Difficult-to-Treat Hepatitis D Nearly half of patients at week 48 had virological and biochemical response Jun 25, 2022
German Study Warns of Increasing Acute Hep C Reinfections in MSM 14% of patients experienced a reinfection over the past decade Jun 24, 2022
Early Liver Disease Detection Linked to Subsequent Lifestyle Improvements Danish study shows fibrosis screening associated with improved diet, alcohol use, and exercise Jun 24, 2022
Gastric Bypass Edges Out Sleeve Gastrectomy for 10-Year Outcomes Randomized trial compared the two popular bariatric surgeries Jun 22, 2022