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AGA clinical practice update: Telemedicine in gastroenterology
Practice setting, geography, and complexity of care are key considerations for telemedicine visits.
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Mortality increases substantially with fibrosis stage in NAFLD
The updated estimates indicate important implications for prognostication and trial design.
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Digital therapeutics could help patients with IBS
These tools aren’t widely used by gastroenterologists yet, but the market is expected to grow broadly during the next decade.
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Pancreatic cancer incidence increases among young women in U.S.
Additional studies are needed to investigate contributing factors, particularly race and tumor characteristics.
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Irregular sleep tied to markers of atherosclerosis
‘Poor sleep is linked with several cardiovascular conditions.’
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Advanced imaging technology could help predict lung cancer progression after surgery
“AI can predict clinical outcomes when combined with [imaging mass cytometry] with extremely high accuracy from a single 1-mm2 tumor core.”
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Novel celery seed–derived drug may improve stroke outcomes
Patients treated with butylphthalide had fewer severe neurologic symptoms and better function 90 days after the stroke, compared with those...
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Exercise training reduces liver fat in patients with NAFLD, even without weight loss
“Prior to our study, it was felt that body weight loss of at least 5% was required in order to significantly improve liver histology. Our findings...
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Be aware of hepatic encephalopathy, dementia overlap in older patients with cirrhosis
“There is growing recognition of a so-called ‘liver-brain axis’ ... showing that a range of chronic liver conditions may detrimentally impact...
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USPSTF backs screening for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
“Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are some of the leading causes of serious complications and death for pregnant people.”
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Physician opinions vary on surveillance colonoscopies in older adults with prior adenomas, survey finds
“There are no existing surveillance colonoscopy guidelines that integrate patient age, health, and adenoma risk, and physicians report significant...
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CV deaths jumped in 2020, reflecting pandemic toll
The American Heart Association 2020 Statistical Update offers lessons for addressing structural issues that drive health disparities.
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Two AI optical diagnosis systems appear clinically comparable for small colorectal polyps
Two computer-aided diagnostic systems meet guidelines to implement cost-saving strategies of leave-in-situ and resect-and-discard, study reports...
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Noninvasive liver test may help select asymptomatic candidates for heart failure tests
Heart failure and liver stiffness often coexist due to cardio-hepatic interactions.
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Acute hepatic porphyrias no longer as rare as previously thought
Recent treatment advances have improved the outlook for patients with acute hepatic porphyrias.