The HCPLive Gastroenterology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on digestive and GI conditions. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for C difficile, IBS and IBD, Crohn's disease, and more.
May 18th 2024
Rezaie explains findings from his recent research connecting GLP-1RA use to aspiration pneumonia after endoscopy with deep sedation.
Experts' Perspectives: How to Address a Lack of Diversity in Clinical Trials
March 1st 2024In the final part of our 3-part series, our panel of experts discuss what their fields and its leaders could do to make sure this lack of diversity in trials does not continue. These responses are highlighted in the following video and transcribed below.
Experts' Perspectives: How Lack of Trial Diversity Impacts Treatment Development
March 1st 2024In part 2 of our 3-part series on the impact of clinical trials lacking diversity, we are spotlighting responses to our second question, which addresses how the previously established lack of diversity in clinical trials has had a direct effect on the development and application of new therapies or devices in real-world settings.
Experts' Perspective: How a Historic Lack of Diversity Manifests in Real-World Care
March 1st 2024In part 1 of our 3-part series on the impact of clinical trials lacking diversity, we are spotlighting responses to our first question, which sought to encapsulate the perspectives of our group of experts on how a historic lack of diversity in clinical trials has manifested itself in today’s care of patients from diverse backgrounds.
Experts' Perspectives: How Lacking Clinical Trial Diversity Impacts Public Health
March 1st 2024This article serves as a landing page for our 3-part series spotlighting how a lack of diversity in clinical trials has had a deleterious downstream effect on real-world care for people of color in the US, with perspective from experts across more than half a dozen specialties.
Shared Decision-Making, Routine Monitoring Among Best Practices for Managing EoE
February 5th 2024The literature review discusses the rising incidence of eosinophilic esophagitis, highlighting the efficacy of proton pump inhibitors, challenges in diagnosis, and the need for collaborative decision-making in its management.
Long Time Coming: Pediatric Gastroenterologists React to New Dupilumab EoE Approval
February 1st 2024Following the January 25, 2024 approval of dupilumab for eosinophilic esophagitis in patients 1-11 years of age, a trio of pediatric gastroenterologists shares their thoughts on the new indication, their anticipated priority of use, and potential hurdles to optimal treatment uptake.
Dupilumab's Role in Managing Pediatric EoE, with Evan Dellon, MD, MPH
January 25th 2024We sat down with Evan Dellon, MD, MPH, to discuss the use of dupilumab in pediatric EoE patients, with the agent gaining FDA approval as the first and only indication for this patient population on January 25, 2024.
Safety, Efficacy of Tacrolimus for Ulcerative Colitis Not Impacted by Age
January 16th 2024Patients ≥ 65 years of age experienced similar rates of remission and adverse events compared to their younger counterparts, with no significant difference in change in renal function observed between the 2 groups.
Omadacycline Shows Promise as Safe, Effective C Diff Antibiotic Compared to Vancomycin
January 8th 2024Participants given omadacycline had high fecal concentrations with a distinct microbiome profile compared to those in the vancomycin group, with study results calling attention to the importance of antibiotics’ impact on the gut microbiome.