Outcomes Better When Ventral Hernia Repair Is Elective, Study Finds
AUSTIN, Texas—Patients who undergo nonelective ventral hernia repair tend to have higher recurrence rates, more readmissions and more complications.
AUSTIN, Texas—Patients who undergo nonelective ventral hernia repair tend to have higher recurrence rates, more readmissions and more complications.
In the 1st part of this 3-chapter webinar series, Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, discusses findings from the LIBERTY-CD/UC trials.
Micronutrient deficiency (MND) (ie, lack of vitamins and minerals) during pregnancy is a major public health concern. Historically, studies have considered micronutrients in isolation; however,…
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Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty was more cost-effective and sustained greater weight loss over 5 years compared with semaglutide for patients with class II obesity, according to…
In a Healio video exclusive, Shria Kumar, MD, MSCE, discusses how community-based eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection may reduce the risk for gastric cancer in…
More than 1,600 health care professionals celebrated the approval of Rezdiffra, the first treatment for adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, according to a global online…
Pretreatment with budesonide did not significantly influence engraftment among patients with ulcerative colitis who underwent fecal microbiota transplantation, with researchers reporting that clinical response appeared…
More than 9% of patients on glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists who underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy had retained gastric contents, although the risk for aspiration remained low, according…