Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on PPIs
Myocardial infarction risk appeared no greater with proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) than with histamine H2 receptor antagonists in one recent study, while another study looked at the effect of a trainee-led program on inappropriate PPI infusions in hospitalized patients.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/28/5.htm
28 Nov 2017
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 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 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 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 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 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 albumin in cirrhosis
An open-label randomized trial looked at long-term albumin administration in patients with decompensated disease, and another evaluated the use of IV albumin in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and hyponatremia at admission.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/22/5.htm
22 Jun 2018
Spotlight on mortality trends in liver disease
One study looked at 10-year U.S. mortality trends related to chronic liver diseases, while another assessed mortality from cirrhosis and liver cancer in the U.S. from 1999 to 2016.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/27/5.htm
27 Jul 2018
Spotlight on esophageal adenocarcinoma
High-dose proton-pump inhibitors and aspirin appeared effective for chemoprevention in patients with Barrett's esophagus in one study, while another study found a positive association between human papillomavirus status and survival in patients with Barrett's high-grade dysplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/24/5.htm
24 Aug 2018