Gastroenterology News

PHILADELPHIA — In this video, Nancy S. Reau, MD, FAASLD, AGAF, discusses the impact certain herbal and dietary supplements may have on the liver, especially among patients with underlying liver disease.

PHILADELPHIA — Pharmacologic therapy for alcohol use disorder may be an “underutilized treatment modality,” especially in patients with related liver disease, according to research presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

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PHILADELPHIA — On-demand vonoprazan effectively reduced heartburn symptom severity in patients with nonerosive reflux disease within 1 hour of treatment, according to data presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA — In this video, Nancy S. Reau, MD, FAASLD, AGAF, highlights a presentation at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting investigating the use of Livdelzi in patients with primary biliary cholangitis and cirrhosis.

A novel evaluation of biomarkers known to be associated with pancreatic cancer significantly improved detection of early-stage disease compared with previous tests, according to results of a double-blind phase 2 trial.

PHILADELPHIA — In this video, Nancy S. Reau, MD, FAASLD, AGAF, speaks with Healio about findings from a systemic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of mycophenolate mofetil compared with azathioprine for autoimmune hepatitis.

PHILADELPHIA — Liver transplant recipients who lived in counties with limited access to healthy food were at higher risk for developing diabetes following transplantation, according to data presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA — Angiotensin receptor blockers were associated with worse outcomes in patients with celiac disease, including anemia, iron deficiency and “continued mucosal damage in the small intestine,” according to a presenter.

PHILADELPHIA — In this video, Nancy S. Reau, MD, FAASLD, AGAF, provides an overview of her postgraduate course presentation at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.