Mixed Topics
In Case You Missed It
August 2018
A round-up of articles published in the gastroenterology and hepatology literature.
Audio
Less documentation highlights new Medicare fee proposal
The diabetes diagnosis that patients love to receive.
AGA Tech Summit
Innovation in GI: From AGA Tech Summit to your practice
Innovation in GI: From AGA Tech Summit to your practice
After a successful and invigorating 2018 AGA Tech Summit, we...
Video
Female authorship trends in academic gastroenterology over 4 decades
WASHINGTON – Female gastroenterologists may need more protected time to do clinical trials research.
Audio
Galectin-3: A post-MI prognostic biomarker for our times
New research suggests that it could be independent of other markers
Audio
TNF inhibitor linked to one-third drop in total mortality
This appears to be a real effect, not an artifact
Commentary
Letter from the Editor: A moment of grace
Our cover articles this month discuss HCV treatment in patients with special risk factors or co-conditions.
From the Journals
C. difficile risk linked to antibiotic use in prior hospital bed occupant
Inpatients are at increased risk for <i>Clostridium difficile</i> infection if the previous occupant of their hospital bed received...