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Vedolizumab shows long-term safety, efficacy
With a median cumulative exposure of approximately 3 years and some patients taking vedolizumab for more than 9 years, the study revealed no new...
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Vedolizumab shows long-term safety, efficacy
With a median cumulative exposure of approximately 3 years and some patients taking vedolizumab for more than 9 years, the study revealed no new...
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INR fails to predict bleeding in patients with cirrhosis
The investigators hope the study findings reinforce minimizing administration of fresh frozen plasma for inappropriate correction of international...
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AGA issues recommendations for pre-endoscopy coronavirus testing
Testing should balance local prevalence, false positives, false negatives, and endoscopist risk tolerance.
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AGA addresses postendoscopy esophageal adenocarcinoma
While emerging technologies may improve detection rates in the future, short-term progress will depend on human expertise.
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GERD: Endoscopic therapies may offer alternative to PPIs
Across 22 randomized, controlled trials and observational studies, objective and symptomatic improvement varied between endoscopic modalities.
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Mounting data support COVID-19 acute pancreatitis
“It has become increasingly clear that COVID-19 has systemic effects that also includes the gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary systems,” the...
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Mounting data support COVID-19 acute pancreatitis
“It has become increasingly clear that COVID-19 has systemic effects that also includes the gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary systems,” the...
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COVID-19: In-hospital mortality data miss bigger picture of racial inequality
Social determinants of health include an array of population factors, including economic stability, social and community context, neighborhood and...
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Pandemic worsens disparities in GI and liver disease
Creative local solutions are needed to address screening and health care problems.
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AGA updates endoscopic management of nonvariceal upper GI bleeding
Endoscopy is central to management of nonvariceal upper GI bleeding, but only after patients are appropriately triaged and stabilized.
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AGA releases iron-deficiency anemia guideline
The most important recommendation is to optimize the ferritin threshold with a high sensitivity.
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IBD: Anti-TNF doses often increased without evidence of inflammation
Among patients who had dose increases, only 24.7% had objective evidence of active inflammation.
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CRC: Mailing fecal test kits appears cost effective, boosts screening
Individuals who received a reminder and a fecal immunochemical testing kit had an estimated 23.3% colorectal cancer screening rate, compared with...
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Hemospray shows high efficacy, but rebleeding concerns remain
Pooled clinical success and rebleeding rates were 92% and 20%, respectively.