Demand for Liver Transplant for NASH Set to Continue Rising
Increase in obesity prevalence strongly linked to liver transplant waitlist additions nine years later
Nurse-, System-Related Factors Analyzed in Wrong-Patient Events
In 77 percent of wrong-patient incident reports, the process of identifying the patients was not described
Females Show Better Response to CRT in Esophageal Cancer
Females more often had complete, nearly complete pathologic response to induction tx; less recurrence
Clinical Feature Model Predicts Colitis Outcomes
Clinical features can predict both colectomy and steroid dependence
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Screening Reduces Mortality
Reduction in all-cause mortality at 11 to 12 years using data from individual NORCCAP study cohorts
Hours Worked Impacted by Kids for Female, Not Male Doctors
Findings from a national sample of dual-physician couples
Most Ulcerative Colitis Patients Do Not Achieve Target Remission
Thirty-five percent of patients in real-world care met target of clinical and endoscopic remission
Dietary Energy Density May Up Risk of Obesity-Linked Cancers
DED linked to 10 percent increase of any obesity-related cancer among normal-weight women
Plasma Amino Acids Up in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Ballooning/inflammation at liver biopsy linked to increased plasma branched chain, aromatic AAs
FDA: Potential Contamination in Some Liquid Pharma Products
Concerns over possible bacterial contamination that could cause severe infections in vulnerable patients