The HCPLive conference coverage page features articles, videos, and expert-led live coverage from major medical meetings throughout the year.
Dupilumab Continues to Show Benefit in Treating EoE
The treatment recently became the first ever FDA-approved medication for EoE.
The Ketamine & Esketamine Care Teams, and Necessary Monitoring
With administration strategies for the psychiatric anesthetic drug well established, clinicians have interest in accumulating long-term data and other potential indications.
Blood Biomarkers, Aducanumab and Setting Precedent for Dementia Care Advances
Brent Forester, MD, MSc, discusses the confluence of biomarker and disease-targeting therapy in Alzheimer's, and the need to appropriately introduce these tools.
Nora D. Volkow, MD: Combating COVID-Era Issues in Substance Use Disorder
The director of NIDA discusses the unprecedented impact of the pandemic on overdose deaths—and how substance use disorder care may still reach greater capability when all is said and done.
The Challenges to Identifying Dementia, Alzheimer-Risk Patients
Dementia and Alzheimer's disease cases are anticipated to boom in coming decades. One expert stressed the need for improved screening and facilitation of care at the earliest stages and signs.
CP101 Prevented Recurrence of C Difficile Infection in PRISM-EXT Trial
Data show the proportion of individuals with sustained clinical cure through Week 8 was 80.3% with CP101 treatment.
Guiding Appropriate Ketamine, Esketamine Use in Psychiatry
The lead author of treatment recommendations weighs in on their current use and future research.
Raseen Tariq, MBBS: FMT for Refractory Host Versus Graft Disease
Initial studies have shown a 73% efficacy for FMT in treating patients with HVGD.
Lack of Association Observed Between BMI and Mortality Among C Difficile Hospitalizations
BMI did not have an association with increased risk for death in any BMI category, according to study investigators.
Miguel Regueiro, MD: Safety Data on Ozanimod for Ulcerative Colitis
A look into the efficacy of ozanimod in patients with UC and the potential risk for cardiovascular events.
SER-109 Results in Increase in Microbe-Producing Metabolites
The live microbiota therapeutic has shown promise in treating patients with recurrent CDI.
Taha Qazi, MD: Male Sexual Dysfunction Following Ulcerative Colitis Surgery
Patients who have IPAA are more than twice as likely to suffer from male sexual dysfunction.
TNF-Antagonist Therapy Linked to Better Outcomes for Post-Operative Crohn’s Disease
Patients treated with TNF- antagonists had a higher deep remission rate compared to patients treated with ustekinumab.
DDW Research Shows No Efficacy for Vedolizumab in Treating NAFLD
Patients with IBD are often at an increased risk of developing NAFLD.
Bariatric Surgery Linked to Improved Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction
New data from DDW 2022 show inpatient mortality rates were lower in patients with history of bariatric surgery.
Ken Blount, PhD: Effect of RBX2660 on Microbiome and Bile Acid Composition
Dr. Blount discusses the DDW 2022 poster of distinction on the investigational live biotherapeutic.
How Evolving Psychiatric Definitions Set the Tone for Care
Amid significant psychotherapy innovation and consideration to broader aspects of mental illness definition, Jonathan Alpert, MD, PhD, emphasizes the need for improved clinical trial standards.
Long-Term Assessments Needed to Evaluate Impact of Accelerated Aging on EoE Progression
Post-treatment, data show molecular age remained significantly greater than chronological age at a median difference of 18.6 years.
Adjunctive Cariprazine with Antidepressants Benefits Adult Major Depressive Disorder
New phase 3 data presented at APA 2022 support the agent as an adjunctive in older patients without benefit from monotherapy antidepressant medication.
Ustekinumab, Ozanimod Have Comparable Profiles for Ulcerative Colitis
The data presented at DDW show similar safety and efficacy for the 2 treatments.
How Mental Illness Definitions Are Still Being Uncovered and Refined
Montefiore psychiatry chair Jonathan Alpert, MD, PhD, discusses suggested updates to the DSM-5—with consideration to social determinants and patient-reported functioning.
RBX2660 Reduces Risk of CDI Recurrence at Week 8
Recurrence commonly occurred during the first 2 weeks regardless of treatment.
The Pediatric Disaster Psychiatry Care Team
Linda Chokroverty, MD, discusses the significance of timing, communication and care coordination when children are affected by disasters or trauma.
Understanding Socially-Determined Mental Health and the Impact of COVID-19
APA president-elect Rebecca W. Brendel, MD, JD, discusses the need to prepare for a "twin mental health pandemic" while continuing to appropriately facilitate innovations in psychiatric care.
Zuranolone Benefits Major Depression, Postpartum Depression in Clinical Program
Anita Clayton, MD, reviews the available phase 2 and 3 clinical data for the novel, once-daily oral investigative drug.
The Need for Disaster Psychiatry Care
Linda Chokroverty, MD, discusses the role psychiatrists play in managing the mental health effects of disasters, and how children specifically may be impacted.
Acid Suppression Results in a Decrease in Mortality for GERD Patients Following Lung Transplantation
Both post-transplant PPI and histamine-2 receptor antagonist use were independently associated with reduced risk of 1-year mortality.
Eco-Anxiety and Contributing Mental Health Factors Among BIPOC
A pair of psychiatrists discuss how climate change and other social determinants of health are affecting the mental wellbeing of indigenous people.
Higher Adherence to DASH Diet Linked to Stronger Protection Against NAFLD Risk
DASH diet was inversely associated with NAFLD risk, independent of BMI changes.
Ribavirin Not Effective, Safe for Genotype 3 HCV
The treatment did not improve sustained virologic response but did increase the rate of treatment-related adverse events.