Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
Appendectomy linked to increased risk of subsequent Parkinson’s
The findings give pause to the notion of performing discretionary appendectomies in patients who are having surgery for another reason.
Conference Coverage
Simple initiative boosted proportion of residents who screen for obesity
LOS ANGELES – During office visits, consider asking patients “How do you feel about your weight?”
Conference Coverage
Ribavirin boosts HCV genotype 3 eradication in compensated cirrhotic patients
VIENNA – Data from more than 14,000 English patients showed incremental benefit from ribavirin when treating hepatitis C genotype 3 virus.
Conference Coverage
Fecal microbiota transplant shows promise for hepatic encephalopathy
VIENNA – Fecal microbiota transplant was safe and suggested efficacy for hepatic encephalopathy patients in a phase 1 study.
Conference Coverage
Report card may foretell achalasia surgery outcomes
BALTIMORE – A report card that evaluates multiple variables after myotomy for achalasia may provide a more accurate picture of outcomes than the...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Givosiran cuts acute intermittent porphyria attacks in pivotal trial
Despite a modest number of severe adverse effects givosiran seems headed to be the first FDA-approved agent for acute hepatic porphyria.
Conference Coverage
Tenofovir disoproxil treated HBV with fewer future HCCs
VIENNA - Chronic hepatitis B virus-infected patients treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate developed significantly fewer hepatocellular...
Conference Coverage
Three-drug regimen shows promise for refractory primary biliary cholangitis
VIENNA – Combining ursodeoxycholic acid, obeticholic acid, and bezafibrate showed efficacy and tolerability for the toughest cases.
AGA Tech Summit
Predictive analytics with large data sets are being pursued to individualize IBD therapy
SAN FRANCISCO – Predictive analytics of large quantities of data using machine learning present a powerful tool for improving therapeutic choices...
AGA Tech Summit
Looking ahead: Gastroenterology devices over the next decade
SAN FRANCISCO – Dr. V. Raman Muthusamy and Dr. Sri Komanduri sum up the promising technology and the hurdles it...