Abigail Brooks is an assistant editor for HCPLive. She joined MJH Life Sciences in August 2023 shortly after graduating from Monmouth University where she earned her BA in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations/Journalism and later an MA in Interactive Digital Media. She enjoys traveling, running, and reading books. She can be reached at abrooks@mjhlifesciences.com.
Study Highlights Parental Motivations, Expectations for Children with Gastroenteritis
September 26th 2023Participants indicated multiple factors affected their decision to contact out-of-hours primary care for their child with gastroenteritis and detailed areas of disconnect between their expectations and actions taken by the general practitioner.
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Study Highlights Efficacy of ALT/HDL-C Ratio as Biomarker for NAFLD
September 22nd 2023Investigators suggested an ALT/HDL-C ratio of 15.97 as a screening threshold for identifying NAFLD, noting its increased effectiveness compared to ALT, HDL-C, the aspartate aminotransferase to HDL-C ratio, and the gamma-glutamyl transferase to HDL-C ratio.
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Importance of Colorectal Cancer Screening, with Jordan Baeker Bispo, PhD, MPH
September 18th 2023Jordan Baeker Bispo, PhD, MPH, discusses the importance of colorectal cancer screening, why clinician screening recommendations are so important, and how patient-clinician communication gaps should be addressed.
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Majority of Patients with C Diff Willing to Use Rectally Administered Treatment
September 16th 2023Survey results showed patients with a history of live biotherapeutic product therapy preferred rectally administered treatment while patients who had not received live biotherapeutic product therapy would be willing to consider it.
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Noninvasive ABDA Score Predicts Fibrotic NASH
September 15th 2023Investigators developed the identification model based on significantly associated factors of fibrotic NASH and tested it in derivation and validation cohorts, where it identified 89.9% and 81.0% of patients with fibrotic NASH, respectively.
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Physical Activity, Television Viewing Linked to NAFLD Prevalence
September 13th 2023The study's findings show an association between NAFLD prevalence, physical activity, and television viewing, with higher levels of physical activity paired with lower levels of television viewing leading to a statistically significantly reduced risk of NAFLD.
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Study Finds Only 1 in 4 Get Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendation
September 11th 2023Investigators called attention to low patient-reported levels of clinician recommendation for colorectal cancer screening during wellness visits, noting the prevalence was lowest among those without insurance and without a usual source of care.
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Handgrip Strength, Other Factors Could Signal Increased Hospitalization Risk in IBD
September 11th 2023Results from the study found independent associations between handgrip strength, abPG-SGA, and SaskIBD-NRT with risk of IBD-related hospitalization, further noting clinical frailty scale and subjective global assessment were not associated with risk of hospitalization.
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DAA Treatment Improves Liver Function, Increases Risk of Anemia in Patients With HCV, Study Finds
September 11th 2023Investigators noted improved liver function, increased prevalence of anemia, and decreased hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit index, and estimated glomerular filtration rate among patients with HCV after 12 weeks of DAA treatment.
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Biomarker Panels Meet Criteria for Diagnostic Enrichment Qualification in Stage 1 of NIMBLE Project
September 8th 2023Performance metrics of NIS4, the ELF test, and FibroMeter VCTE met prespecified criteria for qualification for regulatory approval in stage 1 of the NIMBLE project's circulating biomarker workstream.
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