What's Hot in Gastroenterology

Discarded No More: HCV-Infected Organs Advance Transplantation Direct-acting antiviral therapy has made the use of HCV-infected organs a reality. Here is an inside look at one liver transplant program as they deliberate this option for their patients.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 2019
Lack of Probiotic Benefit for Acute Pediatric Gastroenteritis Dr William F. Balistreri on two new trials that show, at least when it comes to one probiotic strain, that treatment may hold no advantages over placebo.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 2019
Bad Medicine: New Data Aim to Limit Drug Hepatotoxicity Combating the scourge of drug-induced liver disease took center stage at this year's Liver Meeting. Dr William Balistreri summarizes the results you need to know.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 2018
New Studies on Pediatric Liver Diseases Dr William Balistreri shares new data from this year's Liver Meeting on fatty liver disease and biliary atresia in children and young adults.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 2018
Viral Hepatitis: Five Highlights From the Liver Meeting Dr William Balistreri reports on the most important viral hepatitis news from this year's Liver Meeting.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 2018
Mediterranean Diet's Benefits May Extend to Multiple Diseases Dr William F. Balistreri on the latest evidence showing how we can eat our way toward improved health.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 2018
'E coli' and Food Safety: It's a Jungle Out There Have we made progress to reduce the risk for foodborne 'Escherichia coli' infection? Dr Balistreri discusses this serious public health concern.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 2018
New Guidelines Provide Path Forward for Abnormal Liver Tests Liver chemistry tests can be highly variable. Dr William Balistreri shares the latest data to get you from confusion to the correct diagnosis.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 2018
Novel Therapies for Cholestasis Dr William Balistreri reviews the latest data on treatments for primary sclerosing cholangitis, primary biliary cholangitis, and cholestasis-related pruritus, presented during the Liver Meeting.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 2017
Ongoing Trials Put Focus Back on Fatty Liver Disease Researchers at this year's Liver Meeting offered promising insights into nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and fatty liver disease. Dr William Balistreri surveys their results.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 2017
'Prehab' for Improved Liver Transplantation Outcomes Dr William Balistreri on new data suggesting the value of addressing frailty and malnutrition in patients awaiting liver transplantation.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 2017
Innovations Are Brightening Liver Transplantation Outcomes Dr William Balistreri recaps the breakthroughs that are increasing options for patients on the liver transplant waitlist.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 2017
Suspect Supplements: Unregulated OTC Meds and Liver Injury Mislabeled herbal products are wreaking havoc on livers. A survey of the latest data on this public health concern is presented.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 2017
Preventing Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis B Dr William Balistreri surveys the latest guidelines and studies aiming to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 2017
Is a Low-FODMAP Diet the Next Big Thing? Dr William Balistreri surveys the latest data on this dietary invention's efficacy in irritable bowel syndrome.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 2017
Seeking Less-Invasive Care in Obesity-Related Liver Disease At DDW 2017, the focus was on finding better ways to detect disease and encourage weight loss. Dr William Balistreri highlights the results.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 2017
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Clinical Outcomes Studies focused on pediatric patients and factors predicting posttransplant survival. Dr William Balistreri surveys their results.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 2017
With HCV on the Run, Meet the New Challenge: HCC Dr William Balistreri reviews several studies investigating the uptick in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 2017
Hepatitis C Therapies Perform Well in Challenging Patients This year's Digestive Disease Week focused on shorter, simpler treatments, and new ways to predict outcome. Dr William Balistreri shares the results.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 2017
Fine-Tuning Hepatitis B Treatment Strategies Dr William Balistreri reviews new data on how to quantify--and reduce--the long-term risks of hepatitis B infections.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 2017

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