Gastroenterology News

Retirement planning for physicians is a critical aspect of financial management, given the unique challenges and opportunities they face.

Long-term filgotinib induced and maintained symptomatic remission and improved health-related quality of life in ulcerative colitis, with no new safety signals reported, according to interim analysis of the SELECTION extension study.

Despite achieving cure with direct-acting antivirals, patients with chronic hepatitis C virus-related decompensated cirrhosis remain at risk for progression of portal hypertension, further decompensation and hepatocellular carcinoma.

Clinicians will gather for AIMed24 to meet with industry leaders and innovators and attend keynotes and workshops to discuss the future of AI implementation in medicine, according to information from the meeting organizers.

Declines in serum hepatitis B virus RNA at the first and second year of treatment with nucleos(t)ide analogues correlated with risk for hepatocellular carcinoma and may serve as independent predictors of cancer development.

Attempts to curtail prior authorizations for patients insured by Medicare Advantage plans have failed in back-to-back legislative sessions in 2019 and 2021, but a new bill has some experts hopeful that the third time is a charm.

The new blood test screening option for colorectal cancer is innovative and could improve screening uptake, but it also has some drawbacks, according to an expert.

In Healio video exclusive, Suneel Kamath, MD, reports a diet, especially one high in red and processed meats may be linked to an increased risk for early-onset colorectal cancer.

In the third episode of the NSAIDs saga, we focus on COX-2 inhibition! Did the hopes and dreams of selective COX-2 inhibition pan out? What can the rise and fall of VIOXX teach us about physiology?

An intermittent calorie restriction diet was “safe and more effective” in reducing hepatic steatosis at 12 weeks vs. a standard of care diet in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, particularly among those with obesity.