California Universal Health Care System Bill Faces Monday Deadline
There is also a second bill to fund universal health care, which has a different deadline and does not have to pass on Monday
Certain Dietary Patterns May Raise Risk for Developing IBD
Carnivorous pattern linked to increased risk for ulcerative colitis; Western dietary pattern linked to increased risk for Crohn disease
Incidence, Prevalence of Pediatric IBD Increasing Globally
Incidence and prevalence highest in Northern Europe, North America; lowest in Southern Europe, Asia, Middle East
Vitamin D Supplementation Linked to Reduction in Autoimmune Disease
Vitamin D supplementation, with or without omega-3 fatty acids, linked to reduced risk for autoimmune disease
Alterations in Gut Microbiome ID’d in Postacute COVID-19 Syndrome
Higher levels of Ruminococcus gnavus, Bacteroides vulgatus, lower levels of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii observed in patients with PACS
Young Have Greatest Burden of Distant Colorectal Adenocarcinoma
Largest increases in distant-stage proportion for rectal-only seen for 20- to 29-year-old non-Hispanic Blacks, Hispanics
ACG Issues Guidelines for Managing Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
Preferred approach described for managing ACLF, now emerging as a major cause of mortality in patients with cirrhosis, chronic liver disease
Combo Immunotherapy Ups Survival in Advanced Liver Cancer
Overall survival, but not progression-free survival, improved with tremelimumab plus durvalumab versus sorafenib for unresectable HCC
Adding Immunotherapy to Chemo Ups Survival in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer
Overall survival, progression-free survival prolonged in those receiving durvalumab versus placebo in addition to gemcitabine and cisplatin
Microbiome Therapeutic Beats Placebo for Recurrent C. difficile
Investigational oral live microbiome therapeutic superior to placebo in patients with three or more episodes of C. difficile infection
