Gastroenterology
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Virtual yoga program appears to improve IBS symptoms, fatigue, stress
“With advances around the gut microbiome and the evolving science on the brain-gut axis, mind-body interventions could offer a therapeutic option...
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Bloating common but often ignored: Survey
The findings suggest doctors should “proactively” ask about bloating, especially in adults at increased risk.
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Could intermittent fasting improve GERD symptoms?
“If a patient is willing to do intermittent fasting, and certainly if they have other reasons [for doing so], I think it doesn’t hurt, and it...
Conference Coverage
Bepirovirsen: Is a ‘functional cure’ for HBV on the horizon?
“Bepirovirsen is just one RNA-based HBV therapy now being pursued. Several other antisense RNAs as well as the more malleable small interfering...
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Celiac disease linked to higher risk for rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis
“I hope that our study can ultimately change clinical practice by lowering the threshold to evaluate celiac disease patients for inflammatory...
Conference Coverage
Liver disease-related deaths rise during pandemic
“The increasing trend in mortality rates for ALD and NAFLD has been quite alarming, with disparities in age, race, and ethnicity.”
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Pediatric celiac disease incidence varies across U.S., Europe
“From a policy standpoint, this informs future screening practices and supports efforts toward mass screening, at least in some areas.”
Conference Coverage
World falls short on HBV, HCV elimination targets
“As countries progress toward eliminating hepatitis B and C, we really need to do more to expand political will and financing of national...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA expands tenofovir alafenamide (Vemlidy) use to adolescents with chronic HBV
The study met its primary endpoint of percentage of patients with HBV DNA levels less than 20 IU/mL at 24 weeks of therapy.
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‘Unappreciated’ ties between COVID and gut dysbiosis
“Now that we have uncovered the source of this bacterial imbalance, physicians can better identify those coronavirus patients most at risk of a...