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Terlipressin decreases need for renal replacement therapy in liver transplant recipients
The drug restores renal blood flow and reverses hepatorenal syndrome type 1 in some patients.
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RBX2660 shows promise in breaking the cycle of recurrent C. difficile
“Even when you expand the patient population to make it more generalizable, we’re still seeing both a high cure rate and a high success rate.”
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High-quality index colonoscopies pay off down the road for low-risk patients
Later risk for advanced adenomas, serrated polyps, or colorectal cancer was lower for patients with an initial high-quality colonoscopy.
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Easier bowel prep recipe yields real-world results
A reduced-volume bowel prep formulation was safe and was associated with high rates of adequate or better cleansing in a large practice-based...
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Guselkumab and golimumab: Better together for ulcerative colitis
“The early study results, such as the VEGA study, appear promising for combination biologics with a good safety profile.”
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Risk factors ID’d for acute pancreatitis from weight-loss drugs
“With obesity being such a global issue, there are many patients on these GLP-1 agonists.”
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Some young CRC patients are missing out on genetic counseling, testing
Genetic counseling and testing of patients under 50 with CRC have improved over the last decade, but about 20% of patients still don’t get...
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EUS-guided RF ablation doubles survival for unresectable pancreatic cancer
Endoscopic ultrasound–guided radiofrequency ablation of tumors improved overall survival compared with standard of care.
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Pancreatic cancer screening appears safe, effective for high-risk patients
The study explored a targeted strategy for screening since pancreatic cancer screening is not recommended for the general population.
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FMT in IBS: ‘We’ve been targeting the wrong part of the intestine’
“It seems that bacteria in the small intestine play a more central role in IBS, as well as its associated fatigue, than bacteria in the large...