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ID, liver societies update guidance for HCV testing, management
Major changes to guidance on hepatitis C virus (HCV) include an emphasis on universal screening, new recommendations for managing incomplete treatment adherence, and expansion of treatment eligibility, among others.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/23/6.htm
23 Jun 2023
Tailored thresholds for FIT may increase colorectal cancer detection
Rates of cancer detection and the number of positive test results per cancer case detected varied significantly by age and sex, which suggests that modifying positivity thresholds by subgroups might optimize screening program performance.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/28/6.htm
28 Sep 2018
New ACIP adult immunization schedule changes flu, hepatitis A and B vaccination advice
Among other updates from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, any licensed influenza vaccine that is appropriate for the age and health status of the patient may be used.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/22/6.htm
22 Feb 2019
IDSA issues updated guidelines on infectious diarrhea
Among the recommendations, physicians should obtain a detailed clinical exposure history from all people with diarrhea, and patients who have fever or bloody diarrhea should be evaluated for enteropathogens that may respond to antimicrobial agents.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/27/8.htm
27 Oct 2017
CDC calls for all U.S. adults to be screened for hepatitis B
All adults should undergo triple-panel screening at least once in their lives, and screening should be repeated during the first trimester of every pregnancy, the CDC said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/24/6.htm
24 Mar 2023
Use of warfarin down, DOACs up in commercially insured patients with cirrhosis, nonvalvular afib
While more than half of eligible patients with cirrhosis and concurrent nonvalvular atrial fibrillation did not receive anticoagulation between 2012 and 2019, use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) increased substantially during that time, a recent study found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/27/7.htm
27 Jan 2023
ACG updates, reaffirms guidelines on evaluation, management of patients with celiac disease
The diagnostic approach to celiac disease in adults using serological and histologic data remains unchanged from the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 2013 clinical guidelines.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/27/6.htm
27 Jan 2023
Long-term PPIs after H. pylori triple therapy associated with doubled stomach cancer risk
An observational study drew no firm conclusions about cause and effect, and proton-pump inhibitors are still generally considered safe.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/28/6.htm
28 Nov 2017
ACP, CDC issue best practice advice on HBV
Clinicians should screen for hepatitis B virus (HBV) in patients at high risk, such as those born in countries where the HBV prevalence is 2% or higher, men who have sex with men, patients who require immunosuppressive therapy, or patients with end-stage renal disease.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/28/7.htm
28 Nov 2017
Food insecurity associated with less weight loss, even with intense intervention
The findings of a recent randomized trial suggest that weight loss approaches need to address both obesity and food insecurity, both of which continue to increase in the U.S.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/26/6.htm
26 Mar 2021