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Overhydration may lead to sarcopaenia in peritoneal dialysis patients

24 Apr 2020

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with inadequate fluid removal or high water intake are more likely to have reduced muscle mass indices and develop sarcopaenia, a study has shown.

Overhydration may lead to sarcopaenia in peritoneal dialysis patients

24 Apr 2020

Novel chyme reinfusion device safe, effective for gastrointestinal fistulas, stomas

23 Apr 2020 by

Researchers have recently developed a novel chyme reinfusion device for gastrointestinal fistulas and stoma. Besides its safety, the device provides potential benefits in remediating high-output losses, improves fluid and electrolyte balance, weans off parenteral nutrition, and improves surgical recovery.

Novel chyme reinfusion device safe, effective for gastrointestinal fistulas, stomas

23 Apr 2020

UC remission after anti-TNF failure more achievable with vedolizumab vs infliximab

23 Apr 2020 by

Ulcerative colitis (UC) patients with a primary nonresponse to an antitumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) are more likely to achieve clinical remission with vedolizumab than with infliximab, as shown in a recent study.

UC remission after anti-TNF failure more achievable with vedolizumab vs infliximab

23 Apr 2020

Mindfulness-based interventions ease inflammation in IBD

22 Apr 2020

Mindfulness-based therapies appear to be effective in improving levels of inflammatory biomarkers in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a recent study has shown.

Mindfulness-based interventions ease inflammation in IBD

22 Apr 2020

Keeping a strictly gluten-free diet may be too difficult

19 Apr 2020

Despite supposedly adhering to a gluten-free diet, patients with coeliac disease often end up having detectable intake levels of gluten, a new study has found.

Keeping a strictly gluten-free diet may be too difficult

19 Apr 2020

Year-long belapectin has limited efficacy in NASH patients with cirrhosis, portal hypertension

18 Apr 2020

Consistent and long-term administration of belapectin is safe but has limited efficacy in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis and portal hypertension, a new study has found.

Year-long belapectin has limited efficacy in NASH patients with cirrhosis, portal hypertension

18 Apr 2020

Deep remission in early Crohn’s disease cuts risk of progression

17 Apr 2020

Inducing deep remission in patients with early, moderate-to-severe Crohn’s disease leads to a lower risk of progression, regardless of management strategy, according to a study.

Deep remission in early Crohn’s disease cuts risk of progression

17 Apr 2020

Polygenic risk scores more predictive of early- than late-onset colorectal cancer

16 Apr 2020

Genetic variants associated with colorectal cancer appear to be strongly predict early-onset more than late-onset malignancies, a new study has shown.

Polygenic risk scores more predictive of early- than late-onset colorectal cancer

16 Apr 2020

Short-course sofosbuvir-velpatasvir inferior to standard course for HCV

16 Apr 2020 by

A six-week course of sofosbuvir-velpatasvir is insufficient to achieve virological response among patients with recent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to the phase IV REACT* trial.

Short-course sofosbuvir-velpatasvir inferior to standard course for HCV

16 Apr 2020

Maintenance apheresis safe for ulcerative colitis patients

16 Apr 2020

Use of apheresis as maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitis (UC) is well tolerated, although it does not lead to a significantly higher endoscopic remission rate at month 12 compared with no treatment, a study has shown.

Maintenance apheresis safe for ulcerative colitis patients

16 Apr 2020

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Overhydration may lead to sarcopaenia in peritoneal dialysis patients

Overhydration may lead to sarcopaenia in peritoneal dialysis patients

Novel chyme reinfusion device safe, effective for gastrointestinal fistulas, stomas

Novel chyme reinfusion device safe, effective for gastrointestinal fistulas, stomas

UC remission after anti-TNF failure more achievable with vedolizumab vs infliximab

UC remission after anti-TNF failure more achievable with vedolizumab vs infliximab

Mindfulness-based interventions ease inflammation in IBD

Mindfulness-based interventions ease inflammation in IBD

Keeping a strictly gluten-free diet may be too difficult

Keeping a strictly gluten-free diet may be too difficult

Year-long belapectin has limited efficacy in NASH patients with cirrhosis, portal hypertension

Year-long belapectin has limited efficacy in NASH patients with cirrhosis, portal hypertension

Deep remission in early Crohn’s disease cuts risk of progression

Deep remission in early Crohn’s disease cuts risk of progression

Polygenic risk scores more predictive of early- than late-onset colorectal cancer

Polygenic risk scores more predictive of early- than late-onset colorectal cancer

Short-course sofosbuvir-velpatasvir inferior to standard course for HCV

Short-course sofosbuvir-velpatasvir inferior to standard course for HCV

Maintenance apheresis safe for ulcerative colitis patients

Maintenance apheresis safe for ulcerative colitis patients