Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is used extensively in pediatric patients for diagnosing and treating biliary and pancreatic diseases, but is challenging in infants. Could this technique help?
Appendicitis has been described for over 300 years, but care practices vary widely. Explore the risk factors for perforated appendicitis in children and recommendations for surgical and antimicrobial management.
Evidence from animal models supports the presence of intestinal barrier dysfunction in hypertension, but what is the evidence in humans? Could hypertension increase gut permeability, or vice-versa?
Speech and language therapists play a key role in the assessment and management of dysphagia following head and neck cancer radiotherapy. What are the current therapeutic approaches and the areas of unmet need?
The gut microbiome has a key role in host health, but what do we know about the gut microbiome in older adults? Can aging and its associated features be modulated by gut bacteria?
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Recent research suggests that the gut microbiome could be an important modulator of response to CAR T-cell therapy in patients with hematologic cancers.
Prof. Marion Subklewe takes us through the latest evidence, highlighting the impact of antibiotics, nutrition, and dietary supplements, and discusses how to devise interventions to improve patient outcomes.
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is used extensively in pediatric patients for diagnosing and treating biliary and pancreatic diseases, but is challenging in infants. Could this technique help?
Familial chylomicronemia syndrome is a monogenic form of severe hypertriglyceridemia that increases the risk of pancreatitis. In this case, two brothers had familial chylomicronemia syndrome caused by rare GPIHBP1 deletions.
Intermittently scanning CGM detected hypoglycemia in a woman previously diagnosed with schizophrenia and treated with antipsychotic medication. Insulinoma was diagnosed and resected, resolving her neuropsychiatric symptoms.
Severe pain is the most common symptom of chronic pancreatitis. In this live webinar, experts shared the latest insights in pain management for chronic pancreatitis patients. Experts from a range of disciplines discussed pertinent cases and provided practical suggestions for use within clinical practice.
This paper review about probiotic effects and mechanism of action against the gut and non-gut helminths and protozoan parasites. Gastrointestinal parasitic infections are considered a serious health problem and are widely distributed globally. The …
Obesity is now the most common chronic disease in the world, with more than 1 billion people affected worldwide [ 1 ]. It is projected that by 2030, 1 in 2 persons will meet criteria for obesity and 1 in 4 persons for severe obesity in the United …
The term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) indicates a group of chronic and lifelong diseases characterized by inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) (Yeshi et al. 2020 ). CD can affect …
After immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) comes into third-line treatment of advanced gastric cancer, the therapeutic strategy has been dramatically changed. Recent first-line regimen, which consists of ICI and chemotherapeutic agents, prolonged …
Interact with experts from established amyloidosis centers who can offer you specialized guidance to support your mission to set up a local center. Network with other HCPs in your locality to discuss region-specific challenges in establishing amyloidosis centers.
Severe pain is the most common symptom of chronic pancreatitis. In this live webinar, experts shared the latest insights in pain management for chronic pancreatitis patients. Experts from a range of disciplines discussed pertinent cases and provided practical suggestions for use within clinical practice.
Expert insights, latest news and cutting-edge data reported from The Liver Meeting, Boston covering PBC treatment to arm HCPs with the latest information to optimize patients’ outcomes.
Dysphagia is a very common but often underdiagnosed condition. Available data vary considerably, but epidemiologic surveys show that dysphagia was present in 2.4% of all hospital discharges and was more frequent in older patients and in men.
Currently, the therapeutic management for axial spondyloarthropathy follows the guidelines of Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society-European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (ASAS-EULAR), which recommends the inclusion of …
Kristen Rat Sarcoma viral oncogene (KRAS) mutations are one of the most common oncogenic drivers found in 12–14% of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and 4% of colorectal cancer tumors. Although previously difficult to target, sotorasib and …
Primary liver cancer (PLC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and the third most common cause of cancer death, with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounting for about 85% of all PLC [ 1 ]. Despite the rapid advancements in medical …
