Gastroenterology News

In this podcast episode, John Inadomi, MD, chair of the department of internal medicine at University of Utah Health, discusses the value of mentorship, qualities a leader should possess and more.

As part of its ongoing campaign against UnitedHealthcare and the insurer’s plans to implement the Gold Card program for gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures, AGA encourages all supporters to use the hashtag #StopUHC on social media.

Although both patient frailty and type of procedure affected outcomes among adults older than 65 years undergoing emergency surgery, the level of procedure risk had a stronger link to adverse outcomes, according to researchers.

A 44-year-old man presents as a new patient because he is worried that he has lost weight for no obvious reason and has been noticeably more fatigued recently. He is very worried that he has cancer.

The FDA has approved Skyrizi for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, making it the first interleukin-23 specific inhibitor approved for both UC and Crohn’s disease, AbbVie reported.

In a Healio video exclusive, Edward V. Loftus Jr., MD, highlighted that the first step in building an LGBTQ-friendly gastroenterology practice starts with “just normalizing it.”

BOSTON — Midlife women reporting bothersome hot flashes are more likely to receive a diagnosis of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease regardless of hormone therapy use, according to a speaker.

Difficult-to-treat psoriatic arthritis was common in a large, real-life cohort, with key risk factors including extensive psoriasis, higher BMI and a history of inflammatory bowel disease, according to data published in Rheumatology.

The CDC on Wednesday announced that recalled cucumbers have been identified as the potential cause of an ongoing Salmonella outbreak.

Hepatitis C virus clearance rates in all states fell well short of national elimination goals, a study published in MMWR showed.