Gastroenterology
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— Conducting pre-op and post-op visits via telemedicine saved patients thousands of driving miles
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Patients who used the service found it faster, easier, and more convenient than an outside lab
Higher rates of endoscopic remission and response with integrin receptor antagonist at 1 year
Patients who used the service found it faster, easier, and more convenient than an outside lab
Higher rates of endoscopic remission and response with integrin receptor antagonist at 1 year
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But the observational data may be too weak to impact practice on prophylaxis
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Researchers call for evidence-based guidance, but expert advocates for surgeon's choice
Study findings open a window to other therapeutic options, expert says
Leading adalimumab brand still dominates market, but net spending plummeted
Obeticholic acid (Ocaliva) may cause serious liver damage even in PBC patients without cirrhosis
Investigational drug filgotinib demonstrated limited efficacy in DIVERSITY study
Prevention and screening efforts accounted for 80% of those averted deaths
23% achieved HBsAg loss with xalnesiran plus immunomodulator, but relapses occurred in some
Zenocutuzumab achieved response rates of 40% in pancreatic adenocarcinoma, 33% in advanced NSCLC
Nearly half of women with unusual or nonreportable cfDNA-sequencing results had cancer
Liver cancer risk higher among men, while cirrhosis more common in women
