Gastrointestinal Conditions News

Among common laboratory markers used in the diagnostic workup of children with symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease in hospital settings, fecal calprotectin improved diagnostic accuracy the most, and reduced the number of patients for whom clinical decision making is most difficult, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

Results of a retrospective study showed that pediatric patients awaiting liver transplantation who died or were delisted received a median of one pediatric liver offer. The researchers advocate that pediatric prioritization in allocation and development of improved risk stratification systems are required to reduce waitlist mortality among children.

Amid a collapsing health system and bloody civil war, the cholera outbreak in Yemen hit 500,000 cases over the weekend as millions of people remain without access to clean water and waste collection services, according to health officials.

Universal vaccination has nearly eliminated hepatitis A among all age groups in Alaska, according to a study presented at the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Viral Hepatitis.

The Liver Disease and Hepatitis Program, which includes universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination and mass screening and immunization, has eliminated acute HBV and early-onset hepatocellular carcinoma as a public health threat among Alaska Native children, according to a study presented at the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Viral Hepatitis.

The FDA has issued orphan drug designation to Mytesi for the treatment of infants and children with short bowel syndrome, the manufacturer announced.

A new study showed “notable variation” in the overall use of antireflux surgery in infants with GERD, and in the surgical approach and diagnostic testing.

The CDC is investigating a sharp increase in the number of cases of cyclosporiasis reported in the United States this year.

Health officials have identified a contaminated breast pump as the source of Cronobacter sakazakii infection in a premature infant in Pennsylvania, according to recently published data in MMWR.

Gastrointestinal decontamination for the treatment of pediatric poisonings differ greatly around the world, with significant variations in the use and appropriateness of the procedure observed in different regions, according to a study published in Pediatrics.