<ѻý>FDA Restricts Ocaliva Use in Primary Biliary Cholangitisѻý> Liver failure, need for liver transplant reported in patients with advanced cirrhosis May 27, 2021
<ѻý>Potassium Acid Blocker No Better Than PPI for Artificial Gastric Ulcersѻý> Small Japanese trial found similar outcomes with both drugs May 25, 2021
<ѻý>GI Disruption Lasts for Months in Many COVID Survivorsѻý> Persistently loose stools were most common after-effect May 24, 2021
<ѻý>People With IBS See Silver Lining in Lockdownѻý> Stay-at-home order tied to less external stress, easing gut-brain symptoms May 24, 2021
<ѻý>Microbiome Therapies for Recurrent C. Diff Advanceѻý> Clinical trial success for two proprietary bacteria mixtures May 22, 2021
<ѻý>These Risk Factors Can Make Severe Pancreatitis Worseѻý> Not surprisingly, clinical outcomes also suffered May 20, 2021
<ѻý>Here's Why This Doc Got a Third Vaccine Doseѻý> A transplant surgeon, a heart recipient himself, saw robust antibody response after third dose May 20, 2021
<ѻý>Probiotics Protect Overweight, Older Patients From Coughs and Wheezeѻý> Trial affirms "gut-lung" link but with important caveats May 14, 2021
<ѻý>Diversity in Pancreatic Cancer Trials Lackingѻý> White patients typically overrepresented at expense of racial, ethnic minorities May 14, 2021
<ѻý>Adding GLP-1 Drug Makes Sleeve Gastroplasty a Diabetes Treatmentѻý> Endoscopic procedure could yield benefits now seen only with more invasive surgery May 14, 2021
<ѻý>Pandemic Drinking Took Swift Toll on the Gut, Liverѻý> Alcohol-related inpatient consults soared, remained high even after reopening May 14, 2021
<ѻý>Impressive Results With Lenvatinib in Challenging Tumorsѻý> Multitargeted TKI achieves strong ORR in advanced gastroenteropancreatic NETs May 10, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Why the COVID Vaccine Didn't Work for Meѻý> Millions of transplant patients need to be informed that they may not get sufficient protection May 10, 2021
<ѻý>Is Dynamic AFP-R Key to Transplant Selection in Liver Cancer?ѻý> Dynamic alpha-fetoprotein response improved prediction of patient outcomes May 05, 2021
<ѻý>Results Disappoint for Fecal Transplant in Arthritisѻý> But interest persists in targeting the gut-joint axis in psoriatic arthritis May 04, 2021
<ѻý>'It's a Straw-Man Argument': What We Heard This Weekѻý> Quotable quotes from ѻý's sources May 02, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Panel Splits on Anti-PD-1 Monotherapy in HCCѻý> All thumbs up for pembrolizumab, pending further data, but no such luck for nivolumab Apr 30, 2021
<ѻý>Chemotherapy Nausea Linked to Stress, Neuropsych Symptomsѻý> High frequency of CIN leads to stress and more severe neuropsychological symptoms Apr 23, 2021
<ѻý>New Option for Eosinophilic Esophagitis?ѻý> Special budesonide formulation topped placebo across a range of outcomes Apr 21, 2021
<ѻý>Can an Agile Endoscopic Device Curb PPI-Dependent GERD?ѻý> GERDx device improved quality of life; not so much for esophageal acid exposure Apr 16, 2021
<ѻý>Perianal Involvement in Crohn’s Disease: How Bad for Prognosis?ѻý> Poor outcomes noted, especially with severe phenotype Apr 14, 2021
<ѻý>Another FGFR Inhibitor Active in Bile Duct Cancersѻý> Clinical benefit rate of 82% in patients selected for FGFR2 fusions, rearrangements Apr 13, 2021
<ѻý>Can a COX-2 Inhibitor Boost Disease-free Survival in CRC?ѻý> Large trial tested addition of the agent to standard FOLFOX Apr 06, 2021
<ѻý>Refractory IBD: The Case for Doubling Up on Drugsѻý> Meta-analysis suggests select patients can avoid surgery Apr 01, 2021
<ѻý>Ethics Consult: Boozy Athlete's Liver Transplant Ethical? MD/JD Weighs Inѻý> You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Mar 26, 2021
<ѻý>Minimizing the Pesky Placebo Response in IBS Trialsѻý> Identifying the determinants is key to better trial design Mar 26, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Primary Care and Specialty Ping Pongѻý> Let's put an end to bureaucratic medicine and treat the patient in front of us Mar 21, 2021
<ѻý>Ethics Consult: Liver Transplant for Alcoholic Baseball Legend?ѻý> You make the call Mar 19, 2021
<ѻý>No Help From Extra Hydration to Prevent Post-ERCP Pancreatitisѻý> Trial may settle whether aggressive, laborious procedure is justified Mar 18, 2021
<ѻý>Game Changer for Ulcerative Colitis Patients Failing Anti-TNF?ѻý> JAK inhibitor helped when biologic didn't Mar 12, 2021
<ѻý>New Guideline Lowers Age to Begin Colorectal Cancer Screeningѻý> Update comes as incidence has doubled in people under 50 Mar 09, 2021
<ѻý>New Targeted Therapies Show Promise in Cancerѻý> Selected abstracts from the ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies virtual meeting Mar 03, 2021
<ѻý>Vedolizumab Tied to Lower Risk for Serious Infections in Ulcerative Colitisѻý> But positive association versus TNF inhibitors not seen in Crohn's disease Mar 01, 2021
<ѻý>Antibiotic Duo Wins in Diverticulitis Outpatient Txѻý> Less risk for harms without adversely affecting outcomes, cohort studies show Feb 22, 2021
<ѻý>Anti-CD20 Drugs Tied to Severe COVID in Cancer Patientsѻý> Plus: Active chemo treatment may not be a COVID risk factor Feb 05, 2021
<ѻý>AGA Updates Guidelines for Refractory H. Pyloriѻý> New info stresses knowing patients' antibiotic exposure and doing drug susceptibility testing Feb 01, 2021
<ѻý>JAK Inhibitor Misses Endpoint in Safety Study. Now What?ѻý> Major blow to popular class of oral rheumatology drugs Jan 27, 2021