Multidisciplinary Care

A new guideline on lower-extremity peripheral artery disease encouraged managing care with a multispecialty team and having patients undergo structured exercise programs.

NEW YORK — Although guidelines have historically advised against lithium use while breastfeeding, there is a “clear need” for more research and monitoring guidance for patients who would like to breastfeed while on lithium.

Paolo Tarantino, MD, discusses the role of collaborative management of patients with metastatic breast cancer.

Indications for the use of checkpoint inhibitors are ever expanding. However, even as these drugs have helped patients with cancer live longer, the emergence of various immune related adverse events limits their full potential in many.

A 12-point plan from the AGA proposed ways in which collaboration between the health care community, insurers, pharmaceutical companies and legislators can improve “fixable problems” affecting patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

In this video, Sebastian E. Sattui, MD, MS, discusses the efforts needed to increase awareness of polymyalgia rheumatica.

LAS VEGAS — Collaborative, multidisciplinary care strategies optimize the treatment and management of patients with very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease, a presenter reported at the Crohn’s & Colitis Congress.

From a shift in nomenclature for steatotic liver disease to how a boom in live biotherapeutics will revamp treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection, Healio was at the forefront of gastroenterology and hepatology coverage in 2023.

Each year, as part of the Medicare physician fee schedule policy changes, the CMS is required to include administrative burden estimates for complying with Merit-based Incentive Payment System reporting.

An app-based digital therapeutic was “largely effective” in reducing symptoms and improving quality of life, work productivity and health literacy among patients with irritable bowel syndrome, according to late-breaking data from UEG Week.