Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on hepatitis B vaccination
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices released new recommendations, a CDC-funded study examined vaccination rates among patients who have HIV infection, and the FDA approved a new vaccine.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/26/5.htm
26 Jan 2018
Spotlight on obesity treatments
Recent studies assessed the safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery and a medication to treat obesity, while the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force updated its 2012 recommendations on behavioral interventions for adults with obesity.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/28/5.htm
28 Sep 2018
Spotlight on autoimmune hepatitis
One study compared the hospitalization rate for autoimmune hepatitis among black, Latino, and Asian/Pacific Islander patients versus a reference rate among white patients, while another study retrospectively analyzed budesonide as a second-line agent in patients with autoimmune hepatitis initially treated with prednisolone.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/23/5.htm
23 Feb 2018
Spotlight on hepatocellular cancer
One recent study assessed occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C-associated cirrhosis, while another looked at the effect of hepatobiliary cancer surveillance on outcomes in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/27/6.htm
27 Apr 2018
Spotlight on PPI safety
Recent studies came to differing conclusions in their assessments of the safety of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs), with outcomes including mortality, hepatic encephalopathy, and infections.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/28/5.htm
28 Jun 2019
Spotlight on IBD and Parkinson's disease
Recent research has found that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may have increased risk of Parkinson's disease and that this risk may be modified by anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/25/5.htm
25 May 2018
Spotlight on perinatal HBV
A double-blind trial compared the effectiveness of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate versus placebo for prevention of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV), while another study examined postpartum disease flares of treatment-naïve mothers with chronic HBV.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/23/5.htm
23 Mar 2018
Spotlight on drug side effects
One recent study looked at whether NSAID use was linked to incident pancreatic adenocarcinoma, while the other examined acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/12/22/5.htm
22 Dec 2017
Spotlight on PPI use and cognition
Studies published in July found no unfavorable association between proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) use and cognitive function.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/28/5.htm
28 Jul 2017
Spotlight on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and cardiac risk
Studies published in August examined the association between nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and heart failure and the effect of alcohol on cardiovascular risk in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/25/5.htm
25 Aug 2017