Gastroenterology News

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

PHILADELPHIA — In this video, Paul Kwo, MD, professor of medicine and director of hepatology at Stanford University, discusses recent efforts to advance elimination of hepatitis C virus.

The FDA issued a complete response letter to Intercept Pharmaceuticals indicating it cannot grant full approval to the company’s supplemental new drug application for Ocaliva as a treatment for primary biliary cholangitis.

As you read these words, you may be learning for the first time about hepatitis delta virus — a lesser-known type of hepatitis that is potentially life-threatening.

PHILADELPHIA — In this video, Paul Kwo, MD, professor of medicine and director of hepatology at Stanford University, speaks with Healio about the underutilization of palliative care for patients with end-stage liver disease.

PHILADELPHIA — Tirzepatide 15 mg produced similar weight loss results as bariatric surgery among patients with obesity but had a favorable safety profile, according to a presenter at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA — In this video, Paul Kwo, MD, professor of medicine and director of hepatology at Stanford University, discusses data from the ongoing MAESTRO-NASH trial, which were presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA — In this video, Paul Kwo, MD, professor of medicine and director of hepatology at Stanford University, highlights a presentation evaluating the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in patients with cirrhosis.

PHILADELPHIA —Higher doses of zegocractin significantly reduced severe organ failure and necrotizing pancreatitis in patients with acute pancreatitis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome, according to late-breaking data.

PHILADELPHIA— AI-assisted-colonoscopy significantly increased the number of colonoscopy procedures in which only benign lesions were removed without additional adenomatous polyps, according to data at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.