Novel Drug Maintained Clinical Improvements in IBD Greater benefit seen with higher dose of tulisokibart at week 50 Oct 16, 2024
Allele May Heighten Risk of Severe Ulcerative Colitis Finding on HLA-DRB1*01:03 supports need for more and earlier genetic studies Oct 15, 2024
Novel Drug Effective Against MASH in Phase II Trial Fatty acid synthase inhibitor targets main drivers of liver injury Oct 14, 2024
Some Cancers Occur More Frequently in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Bladder, brain, and cervical cancer risks were higher in people with MS Oct 09, 2024
Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake Tripled in 45-49 Age Group Rates rose after USPSTF recommendation, but increase was uneven Oct 03, 2024
What Skin Says About Health Knowing what to look for can mean the difference between life and death Oct 03, 2024
Food Retention Risk Low for GLP-1 Users When Endoscopy Is Combined With Colonoscopy Bowel preparation protocols appeared protective in small study Oct 01, 2024
H. Pylori Testing Did Not Reduce Gastric Cancer Incidence, Mortality Gastric cancer incidence was lower after adjusting for certain factors in post hoc analyses Sep 30, 2024
No Benefit for PD-1 Inhibitors in Certain Gastroesophageal Cancers, FDA Panel Says Despite problematic dataset, risk/benefit profile not favorable with PD-L1 expression below 1 Sep 27, 2024
Placebos Linked to Potential Harms in IBD Clinical Trials Alternative designs needed, researchers caution Sep 26, 2024
Timely Skin Cancer Screening After Organ Transplant Still Lacking Only a minority of patients adhered to SUNTRAC screening recommendations Sep 26, 2024
Novel Monoclonal Antibody Shows Promise in Ulcerative Colitis 26% of patients receiving tulisokibart achieved clinical remission vs 1% with placebo Sep 25, 2024
Immunotherapy May Not Benefit All Gastroesophageal Cancer Patients, FDA Staff Says Data since approvals suggest benefits limited to subgroups with PD-L1 expression of at least 1% Sep 24, 2024
FDA Rejects NK1R Antagonist for Gastroparesis Drugmaker none-too-pleased with agency's request for additional studies Sep 19, 2024
GLP-1 Drugs in MASLD Tied to Lower Risk of Cirrhosis, Death Limited benefit seen in patients with established cirrhosis, however Sep 16, 2024
Another Possible Treatment Option for Intermediate-Stage Liver Cancer Adding lenvatinib, pembrolizumab to TACE significantly improved PFS, numerically improved OS Sep 16, 2024
Approved Liver Disease Drug Has No Clinical Benefit, FDA Panel Says Agency advisors put their foot down on shaky science for Ocaliva in primary biliary cholangitis Sep 13, 2024
HHS Proposes Rule to Increase Access to Kidney, Liver Transplants in HIV Patients Rule would streamline criteria for organ donation from donors with HIV to recipients with HIV Sep 13, 2024
FDA Warning on Hot Flash Drug Clinicians should perform liver blood tests before and during Veozah treatment Sep 12, 2024
FDA Expands Approval of IL-23 Drug to Ulcerative Colitis In trials, guselkumab more than doubled remission rates versus placebo Sep 12, 2024
FDA Reviewers Skeptical of Ocaliva for Rare Bile Duct Disease Agency advisory panel to examine complicated efficacy data and liver safety concerns Sep 11, 2024
Thanks to Reddit, a New Diagnosis Is Bubbling Up Across the Nation Botox can help "no-burp syndrome" symptoms Sep 11, 2024
Comparing Fecal Immunochemical Tests; CVD Blood Test for Women Also in TTHealthWatch: beta-blockers after MI Sep 07, 2024 podcast
Upper GI Damage Tied to Subsequent Parkinson's Disease Mucosal damage seen on upper endoscopy associated with 76% higher Parkinson's risk Sep 06, 2024
Should Intensified Infliximab for Refractory Acute Severe UC Be Nixed? PREDICT-UC trial found no benefit with intensified or accelerated regimens Sep 06, 2024
Study Backs Skipping 5-FU Bolus in Chemo Regimens for Gastrointestinal Cancers No difference in overall survival with versus without bolus, less toxicity without Sep 05, 2024
Women With HCC Less Likely to Receive Liver Transplant, More Likely to Die Than Men This difference is mostly explained by their smaller stature, researchers say Sep 05, 2024
The Higher the Disability Burden From Disease, the Higher the Suicide Risk Having a medical condition was tied to increased risk of suicide in a dose-response-like manner Sep 04, 2024
Novel Drug Reduced Triglycerides, Risk of Pancreatitis in Persistent Chylomicronemia Benefits seen in patients with and without a genetic diagnosis Sep 03, 2024
Another Injectable Toxoid Vaccine Flops for C. Diff It's time to look at oral vaccines to prevent C. difficile infections, experts say Aug 28, 2024
Rate of Mortality After ED Discharge for Cirrhosis Doubles That of Heart Failure Patients who lacked a follow-up visit may be at particularly high risk for death Aug 28, 2024
Olympic Chief Medical Officer on Athletes' GI Illness After Seine Events IOC data show "about a 10% infection rate in those who swam in the Seine" Aug 28, 2024 video
Lasting Reductions in CRC Incidence, Death With Single Sigmoidoscopy But editorialists call USPSTF-recommended screening option "outdated" Aug 27, 2024
Hepatitis C Reinfection Common Among Treated Injection Drug Users These high reinfection rates indicate treatment has reached highest-risk population Aug 26, 2024
The Global Fight Against Infection-Driven Cancers Despite vast gains in knowledge, there's still much to do if we want to save lives Aug 25, 2024
Amino Acids May Protect Kidneys During Surgery; EDTA for Chelation Therapy Also in TTHealthWatch: suicidality among spouses of people with cancer Aug 24, 2024 podcast
Favorable Outcomes With Microwave Ablation for Colorectal Liver Metastases Survival similar to resection with less morbidity, but editorial suggests use in select patients Aug 22, 2024
Doc Never Heard Patient's Screams; How Richard Simmons Died; Suicides in Physicians Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Aug 22, 2024
