Practice Management News

As baby boomers age into their 70s and 80s, it is estimated that more than $84 trillion will pass down through inheritances to millennial and Gen X heirs before 2045.

BOSTON — Mortality rates were consistently lower in patients with severe alcohol-associated hepatitis treated with steroids during vs. before the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting infection mitigation may have benefited this population.

BOSTON — Response to treatment for acute kidney injury correlated with improved 90-day survival and shorter lengths of hospital stay among patients with cirrhosis waitlisted for liver transplant, according to data at The Liver Meeting.

BOSTON — An educational program for transplant nurse coordinators did not improve advanced care planning among patients with decompensated cirrhosis, suggesting that provider training alone is “insufficient” to create significant change.

Investing in the financial markets is a complex endeavor influenced not only by economic factors and market dynamics but also by human behavior.

The U.S. Senate today confirmed Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO, as director of the NIH.

The CDC this week recommended hepatitis C testing for all infants or children who were perinatally exposed to the virus by a pregnant person with a current or probable HCV infection.

As millennial and older physicians can verify, the path to becoming a physician is long and arduous, filled with years of rigorous education, exams and residency training.

After assessing a national cohort of U.S. veterans with chronic hepatitis B, researchers found that only about half were on antiviral therapy, although they identified some potential factors associated with lack of timely treatment.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Healio Gastroenterology and its collaborators unveiled its newest class of Disruptive Innovators Award recipients during the 2023 American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting.