Gastroenterology News

Chronic liver disease is the ninth leading cause of death in the United States, independent of liver cancer. According to the CDC, only 1.8% of adult Americans have a diagnosis of chronic liver disease, which translates to 4.5 million people.

The role of gastroenterologists and hepatologists in the management of patients at risk for or with hepatocellular carcinoma is multifold.

Finding adequate providers with the expertise to treat the growing population of patients with chronic liver diseases, including metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, is a challenging but important endeavor.

Alcohol use disorder has a huge impact on liver health. Regardless of whether patients have other primary etiology for liver disease, alcohol — even in minimal amounts — can worsen liver outcomes.

Primary care providers and other specialists often refer patients to gastroenterologists with any liver-related health concerns, as they are the first touch point for newly diagnosed patients or those living with chronic liver disease.

In 2020, a model in Hepatology projected an impending “critical shortage” of adult and pediatric hepatology providers in the U.S., posing a potential challenge as an increasing number of individuals are expected to present for care.

For most of us doctors, it’s the last thing we look at before bed and the first thing when we wake up: the screen of our smartphone or tablet.

The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ olezarsen, an investigational ligand-conjugated antisense drug for the treatment of familial chylomicronemia syndrome, according to a company release.

In our latest installment of Healio’s diversity, equity and inclusion series, Aileen Bui, MD, and her mentor, Jennifer Phan, MD, discussed managing gender-based bias in advanced endoscopy and how women can combat impostor syndrome.

Gut microbiota profiles in stool samples of patients with rheumatoid arthritis predicted their response to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, according to data in Rheumatology.