Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on HBV infection
In the past month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published a draft recommendation statement on screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and two systematic reviews and meta-analyses looked at treatments and a novel immunoassay to quantify HBV DNA.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/22/5.htm
22 May 2020
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 hepatitis A, B, and C
The past month's gastroenterology research may not have been simple as ABC, but it did focus on the major types of hepatitis, including a hepatitis A outbreak, a comparison of hepatitis B drugs, and new data on hepatitis C complications and incidence.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/25/5.htm
25 Oct 2019
Spotlight on functional GI disorders
Research in the past month focused on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia, finding a worse disease prognosis among patients with both conditions versus IBS alone, as well as sex-based differences and an inverse association between fruit intake and functional dyspepsia symptoms.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/23/5.htm
23 Apr 2021
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 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