Gastroenterology
News
Phone calls offer ‘early warning’ in IBD
Major finding: Patients who frequently telephoned an IBD care center were also hospitalized at a rate that was 10 times greater than patients who...
News
Diet modifications highly effective in EoE
Major finding: Elemental diets effectively induced histologic remission in 90.8% of eosinophilic esophagitis patients.Data source: A meta-analysis...
News
Ramosetron offers IBS-D alternative
Major finding: More than half of patients given ramosetron (50.3%) reported improved stool consistency after the first month of treatment,...
Conference Coverage
Less risk of esophageal bleed with rifaximin
Key clinical point: Rifaximin may decrease the risk for esophageal variceal bleed in cirrhotic patients with medium to large esophageal varices....
Conference Coverage
Liver cancer without cirrhosis surprisingly common: Is NAFLD the cause?
Key clinical point: A significant proportion of NAFLD-related HCC patients have no cirrhosis at presentation, so clinicians need to maintain a...
News
FDA approves blood test for membranous glomerulonephritis
Conference Coverage
FISH panel may improve Barrett’s surveillance
Key clinical point: Assessing aneuploidy and P16 as well as age and BE length can be useful in stratifying patients with Barrett’s esophagus into...
Conference Coverage
Risk alleles linked to thiopurine-induced pancreatitis
Key clinical point: Avoiding azathioprine/6-mercaptopurine in patients with the risk alleles results in a number needed to treat of 76 patients to...
Guidelines
Hepatitis B screening recommended for high-risk patients
Key clinical point: HBV screening is appropriate in all at-risk populations.Major finding: Physicians should screen all adolescents and adults at...
News
Cochrane Review: Supplementation reduced deaths in zinc-deficient children
Key clinical point: Zinc supplements reduced the risk of death and some diseases for children who were deficient in the mineral.Major finding:...
News
Rotavirus vaccination in NICU may pose little risk
Key clinical point: RotaTeq rotavirus vaccine appears safe to administer to neonates in the NICU, without a risk to unvaccinated neonates nearby....