The HCPLive conference coverage page features articles, videos, and expert-led live coverage from major medical meetings throughout the year.
Claire Jansson-Knodell, MD: Treating Pregnant Women With Celiac Disease
Pregnant women with celiac disease were not only at a higher risk of several pregnancy and delivery related complications, but also less likely to have a full-term uncomplicated delivery compared to the cohort without celiac disease.
Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH: An Update on the Quasar Study at DDW 2023
In the induction trial, guselkumab resulted in a higher rate of clinical remission, as well as symptomatic remission, clinical response, endoscopic improvement, and histo-endoscopic mucosal improvement at week 12.
Guselkumab Bests Placebo in Clinical Remission for Ulcerative Colitis
Guselkumab induction treatment resulted in significantly greater proportions of patients achieving symptomatic remission, clinical response, endoscopy improvement, and histo-endoscopic mucosal improvement at week 12 and symptomatic remission at week 4 compared to placebo.
New Research at DDW Shows Preferences for Colorectal Cancer Screenings
The lowest screening completion rate was in the colonoscopy invitation group at 14.5% and the patients offered a choice were more likely to complete screening of any kind, compared to either group of patients offered only 1 screening modality.
Restoring Gut Microdiversity Could Help Alleviate Symptoms of Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome
There was a significant reduction in severity score for diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, epigastric pain, bloating, vomiting, and acid reflux in participants who reported digestive problem improvements followed by SIM01 treatment.
Anti-TNF Biosimilar Demonstrates Comparable Growth, Clinical Outcomes in Children With IBD
Clinical outcomes of lab values were not statistically different in changes from baseline to 12 months between children with inflammatory bowel disease initiated on the TNF originator or biosimilar.
Protein Calorie Malnutrition Leads to Higher Mortality Rate in Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis Patients
Patients with moderate to severe PCM to go along with the AAH were significantly more likely have a number of vitamin deficiencies, including in vitamin D, vitamin B12, and folate.