SAN DIEGO — Waitlist mortality and liver transplant rates for women appear to more closely align with rates for men after the implementation of MELD 3.0, according to late-breaking data presented at The Liver Meeting. “The MELD score has effectively and efficiently ordered the liver transplant waiting list in a sickest-first system for liver allocation,” Allison Kwong, MD,
In a public health model in resource-constrained regions, treatment of hepatitis C virus with generic, free-of-cost, directly acting antiviral agents in patients with decompensated cirrhosis…
The objective of these career-development grants is to support young gastroenterologists working toward independent and productive research careers in digestive diseases by ensuring that a…
It seems as if eye doctors who treat the ocular surface and eyelids have been looking for a safe and effective treatment for the signs…
Background and aim Randomised trials show improved polyp detection with computer-aided detection (CADe), mostly of small lesions. However, operator and selection bias may affect CADe’s…
Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common malignancies and a prominent cause of cancer mortality worldwide. A distinctive characteristic of GC is its…
The BSG aims to bring Gut and BSG members closer together by highlighting the best and most interesting articles recently published either online or in…
The intestine is characterized by an environment in which host requirements for nutrient and water absorption are consequently paired with the requirements to establish tolerance…
Background Colonic motility in constipation can be assessed non-invasively using MRI. Objective To compare MRI with high-resolution colonic manometry (HRCM) for predicting treatment response. Design…
Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology – Hepatic vagus nerve relays signals to the brain that can alter food intake
CHICAGO — Zerlasiran, a novel injectable small interfering RNA molecule, lowered lipoprotein(a) by more than 80% compared with placebo at 36 weeks, according to the…
