Monthly Archives: October 2022

Bacteroides vulgatus SNUG 40005 restores Akkermansia depletion by metabolite modulation

Weight loss and exercise intervention have been reported to increase the interaction between Bacteroides spp. and Akkermansia muciniphila (Am), although the underlying mechanisms and consequences of the interaction remain unknown. Continue reading

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A deCIDEdly new germline mutation that protects against liver disease

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Current Best Practice in Hepatitis B Management & Understanding Long-Term Prospects for Cure

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide. Despite an effective vaccine the prevalence of chronic infection remains high. Current therapy is effective at achieving on-treatment but not off-treatmen… Continue reading

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DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO ENDOSCOPY FOR PATIENTS WITH UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING PRESENTING TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS

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VONOPRAZAN VERSUS LANSOPRAZOLE FOR HEALING AND MAINTENANCE OF HEALING OF EROSIVE ESOPHAGITIS: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL

For decades, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have been the mainstay of treatment for erosive esophagitis. The potassium-competitive acid blocker vonoprazan provides more potent acid inhibition than PPIs but data on its efficacy for erosive esophagitis ar… Continue reading

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The use of intestinal ultrasound in ulcerative colitis – more than a mucosal disease?

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Vonoprazan may induce Clostridium difficile infection and nephrotoxicity

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One and done: is measurement of the rectoanal pressure gradient enough to diagnose defecatory disorders and guide the management of constipation?

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Autoimmune pancreatitis secondary to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy (type 3 AIP): Insights into a new disease from serial pancreatic imaging

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Proton pump inhibitors and mortality

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