In the News
Peer telehealth intervention increases HCV treatment initiation, six-month viral clearance
Patients in rural areas who used drugs were four times more likely to achieve clearance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) at six months with a peer telehealth treatment intervention than with a peer-assisted referral to local treatment resources, according to randomized trial results.
Constipation associated with higher stroke risk
Constipated patients had a 50% higher risk of ischemic stroke than those without constipation, according to a recent meta-analysis.
ACG releases updated EoE guideline
The clinical guideline on diagnosis and management of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) from the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) replaces recommendations from 2013 and offers advice on which medications to use.
MKSAP Quiz: Confusion, diaphoresis, and tremulousness
A 22-year-old woman is evaluated in the emergency department for an episode of confusion, diaphoresis, and tremulousness. Similar symptoms have been present for 6 months but are becoming more frequent and severe. Following lab tests and imaging, what genetic testing should be included in this patient's evaluation?
Spotlight on aspirin and GI cancers
Aspirin use did not increase survival from colorectal cancer, but it was associated with lower risk of pancreatic cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes, recent studies showed.
Addressing abdominal pain's many causes
A session at the American College of Gastroenterology's 2024 annual meeting covered diagnoses similar to irritable bowel syndrome that clinicians should keep on their differential and outlined the role of neuromodulators in treating disorders of the gut-brain interaction.
In the Clinic: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
A recent article described the risk factors for metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disease, along with screening and prevention, diagnosis, management and treatment, and practice improvement.
Case reports cover nilotinib hepatotoxicity, hepatic chylothorax
These and other gastroenterology and hepatology topics were touched upon in recent cases.