Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis
02/11/2019
The benefit, safety, and duration of anticoagulant treatment in patients with cirrhosis and portal vein thrombosis is contentious, so researchers sought to determine the impact the therapy has on survival...
02/11/2019
GI Symptoms
GI Symptoms
02/08/2019
Because irritable bowel syndrome is thought to be due to a disorder of brain–gut function, Dr Brian Lacy from Mayo Clinic and colleagues evaluated whether drugs acting centrally are effective in treating...
02/08/2019
Hepatology
Hepatology
01/21/2019
Researchers performed genetic analyses on more than 253,800 patients to classify variants associated with idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury.
01/21/2019
Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative Colitis
01/11/2019
The American Gastroenterological Association has published new recommendations on which therapies are best for the management of mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis.
01/11/2019
celiac disease
celiac disease
01/07/2019
Researchers of a new study hope the results will help guide clinicians’ decision making when screening for celiac disease in children and avoid unnecessary invasive follow-up diagnostic testing.
01/07/2019
gastroenteritis
gastroenteritis
11/23/2018
Dr David Schnadower and colleagues in the PECARN probiotic trial assessed the effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG among more than 900 children with acute gastroenteritis.
11/23/2018
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
11/21/2018
Researchers of the CALIBER study compared the effectiveness of PPIs with laparoscopic magnetic sphincter augmentation among more than 150 patients with GERD with moderate-to-severe regurgitation.
11/21/2018
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C
11/20/2018
Infection with HCV has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease events, but whether treatment with DAA agents affects this risk is currently unclear.
11/20/2018
Liver Disease
Liver Disease
11/19/2018
A new study presented during a late-breaking session at The Liver Meeting evaluated the safety and efficacy of oral seladelpar among more than 100 patients with primary biliary cholangitis.
11/19/2018
Diagnosis
Diagnosis
11/09/2018
In a new study, researchers from Mayo Clinic assessed whether immune reactivity against certain epitopes can identify biomarkers in celiac disease.
11/09/2018