Among patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection, viral factors such as viral load and HCV genotype "did not play any significant role in the causation of acute kidney dysfunction...
Medicare officials propose to cover screening for hepatitis C virus for adults at high risk of infection as well as a one-time screening for Baby Boomers.
The plan, announced in <link...
SAN DIEGO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – People who outgrow a food allergy may be at risk of developing eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) to the same food, Dr. Jonathan Spergel said in a press briefing at...
MIAMI BEACH – Studies continue to confirm it: When it comes to complex surgical procedures, higher volume equals better outcomes. But like the chicken-or-egg conundrum, researchers are asking which...
MIAMI – There appears to be no difference in the rate of anastomotic leak in pancreaticogastrostomy compared with pancreaticojejunostomy reconstruction after a Whipple procedure, but...
"Deep remission" of Crohn’s disease is associated with better quality of life, physical function, and cost savings.
Moreover, this composite clinical and endoscopic endpoint may be best...
Cardiovascular complications and sepsis are two major concerns after liver transplant for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, more so than after liver transplant for other indications.
The finding comes...
Endoscopic resection for mucosal esophageal adenocarcinoma is safe and highly effective, and should be the new standard of care.
That’s according to Dr. Oliver Pech, whose study in the March issue...
SNOWMASS, COLO. – Mounting circumstantial evidence points to perturbation of bacterial communities in the gut and skin as important environmental triggers for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
A...
WASHINGTON – Endoscopically placed devices that include intragastric balloons and gastrointestinal liners are being evaluated for the treatment of obesity and could eventually fill some of the...
