Can an Autoimmunity Lead to Immune Deficiency? Studies may explain some cases of rare opportunistic infections Mar 20, 2024
Aspirin Cuts Liver Fat in Preliminary MASLD Trial At 6 months, 42.5% of patients on low-dose aspirin had at least a 30% reduction in hepatic fat Mar 20, 2024
Alcohol-Associated Cirrhosis and Death Are on the Rise: Here's How We Can Help Reducing stigma, increasing public awareness, and policy change are key Mar 18, 2024
Delta-8 THC Use Common in Teens; New Drug-Coated Balloon for Blocked Stents Also in TTHealthWatch: new screening methods for colorectal cancer Mar 16, 2024 podcast
FDA Tries to Close the Lid on Poop Transplant Company Fecal microbiota transplant business needs a BLA or IND to operate, agency says Mar 15, 2024
New PD-1 Inhibitor Approved for Esophageal Cancer Tislelizumab improved median OS from 6.3 months with chemotherapy to 8.6 months Mar 15, 2024
FDA Approves First-Ever Drug for Serious Liver Condition Resmetirom indicated for NASH patients with liver scarring Mar 14, 2024
Valley Fever Screens Found Lagging for Rheum Patients in Endemic Areas A significant issue for DMARD and steroid users in the American Southwest Mar 14, 2024
Noninvasive Screening Tests Show Promise for Catching Colorectal Cancer Could these tests help to increase the number of people who undergo screening? Mar 13, 2024
Treating Kids' HCV Early May Boost Lifetime Health Outcomes and Save Money Modeling study suggests benefits for treating at age 3 instead of age 6 Mar 11, 2024
Knowing When to Start, Knowing When to Stop Discussions about screening recommendations can be difficult, but they're worth having Mar 11, 2024
Deaths Due to Alcohol Use; Steps for the Sedentary Also in TTHealthWatch: microplastics in arteries, and worldwide obesity and diabetes risk Mar 09, 2024 podcast
Semaglutide Cuts Liver Disease Severity in People With HIV Weekly injections reduced liver fat by 31% at 6 months Mar 08, 2024
King Charles' Cancer Diagnosis Highlights Long Wait Times Across the Pond Survival for common cancers in the U.K. consistently lags behind Mar 06, 2024
More Evidence Linking H. Pylori Infection to Colorectal Cancer Increased CRC incidence and mortality, significantly reduced by infection treatment Mar 05, 2024
Robotic Surgery for Pancreatic Tumors Proves Safe, Feasible in Experienced Hands Shorter stays, faster surgeries, and less blood loss versus open surgery in Chinese study Feb 29, 2024
More Population-Based Evidence That Screening for CRC Reduces Risk of Cancer Death Large Swedish study shows 14% reduction in long-term CRC mortality, 16% reduction in all deaths Feb 27, 2024
Risankizumab Beats Ustekinumab for Previously Treated Crohn's The IL-23 inhibitor led to more clinical remissions vs the IL-12/23 inhibitor Feb 26, 2024
Top-Down Treatment Superior to Step-Up Approach for Crohn's Disease Early intensive treatment should be standard for most patients, researchers argue Feb 26, 2024
Healthy Lifestyle Habits May Help Prevent New-Onset IBS Adhering to even one healthy habit was significantly associated with lower incidence Feb 24, 2024
Novel Hepatitis E Vaccine Protects for at Least a Decade Chinese trial shows "remarkable efficacy" against a threat experts warn may be underappreciated Feb 22, 2024
Another COVID Toll: Over 134,000 Undiagnosed Cancers During Height of Pandemic Diagnosis rates remained low throughout 2020, with mortality increase projected Feb 22, 2024
Do Organ Transplants Cause Personality Changes? Anecdotal evidence suggests a real possibility, but more research is needed Feb 22, 2024
AGA Backs Fecal Microbiota-Based Therapies for Recurrent C. Diff But new guidelines do not recommend use in inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome Feb 21, 2024
Potential Biomarker for Perforated Appendicitis Shows Link to Severe Sepsis Test that can differentiate between simple and perforated appendicitis is "highly desirable" Feb 20, 2024
SGLT2 Inhibitors Tied to Better NAFLD Outcomes vs Other Antidiabetic Agents Class of drug associated with highest odds of NAFLD regression for patients with type 2 diabetes Feb 14, 2024
New First-Line Option for Pancreatic Cancer Approved Liposomal irinotecan-based regimen gets FDA greenlight for metastatic disease Feb 13, 2024
FDA Approves First Oral Option for Eosinophilic Esophagitis Fixed-duration course of corticosteroid indicated for patients 11 years and up Feb 12, 2024
New Treatment for NASH; Human Milk for Preterm Infants Also in TTHealthWatch: managing gout with uric acid levels Feb 10, 2024 podcast
Stigmatizing Language Common on Liver Transplant Websites Researchers searched for terms including "alcoholic," "alcoholism," and "alcohol abuse" Feb 08, 2024
Resmetirom Poised to Become First NASH Treatment Phase III study demonstrated drug is effective in resolving NASH and improving liver fibrosis Feb 07, 2024
Mixed Results in Advanced Gastric/GEJ Cancer With Add-On Fruquintinib Significant improvement in PFS, but not OS, versus chemo alone in the second-line setting Feb 07, 2024
Smokers Who Quit and Stick With It See Greatest Reduction in Cancer Risk Cessation at any age proved helpful for lowering cancer risk Feb 06, 2024
King Charles' Health History; Supreme Court to Weigh COVID Misinfo; Toby Keith Dies Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Feb 06, 2024
Dose Escalation With Infliximab Biosimilar Can Restore Responses in IBD Patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's also experienced improved clinical remission Feb 02, 2024
History of IBD Linked to Severe Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for COVID IBD was associated with an increased risk of sepsis, shock, and acute kidney injury Feb 01, 2024
Undiagnosed Liver Disease May Be Common in Patients With Dementia Hepatic encephalopathy could be contributing to cognitive symptoms, study suggested Jan 31, 2024
IBD Surgery Linked to Improved Patient-Reported Pain, Physical Health However, this was not the case for social, emotional outcomes Jan 31, 2024
Sequential Therapy Boosts Survival in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Phase II study shows a 32% reduced risk of death compared with standard treatment Jan 31, 2024
