Practice Management News

In a Healio video exclusive, Laura Targownik, MD, FRCPC, urged gastroenterology societies to limit hosting conferences or events in states that have passed “bathroom laws” and other laws targeting transgender and gender nonconforming people.

The ACG has created a new clinical guideline based on existing data and expert opinion to aid clinicians in the diagnosis and management of patients with acute liver failure, with a focus on specific etiologies and disease presentation.

In adults with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea, bariatric surgery was associated with reduced risk for major adverse CV events compared with no surgery, researchers reported.

Scoring systems based on behavioral and clinical data outperformed existing scores in predicting risk for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection, according to data presented at the EASL Congress.

A home-based, prehabilitation program for liver transplant candidates that included financial incentives and text reminders increased walking by one-third over baseline, according to data presented at EASL Congress.

Two-step Clostridioides difficile testing was associated with decreased reported incidence of hospital-onset C. difficile infection and C. difficile-specific antibiotic use, researchers found.

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center was ranked No. 1 on the U.S. News & World Report’s list of best children’s hospitals for the first time.

The ACG and the AGA Gastrointestinal Opportunity Fund have made “strategic” financial investments in Oshi Health to quicken the adoption of a whole-person multidisciplinary hybrid care model for digestive health, according to a release.

Amjevita, Cigna’s adalimumab biosimilar that made its U.S. marketplace debut in January, has so far failed to make an impact among patients compared with the reference drug, according to a physician survey.

June is Pride Month, and in this installment of our diversity, equity and inclusion video series with ASGE, Matthew B. McNeill, MD, discusses how providers can counter health disparities and help LGBTQ+ patients receive equitable care.