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.
April 30th 2024
This April 2024 month in review highlights World IBS Day, updates in the gastroenterology pipeline, ACP Internal Medicine meeting coverage, and recent IBD research.
Medical Crossfire®: Critical Questions on Diagnosis, Sequencing, and Selection of Systemic and Radioligand Therapy Options for Patients with GEP-NETs
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Rapid Oncology Abstract Review®: Key Updates in Gastrointestinal Cancers from the ASCO Annual Meeting
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"REEL" Time Patient Counseling™: Integrating Biosimilars into the Clinical Conversation
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Community Practice Connections™: 8th Annual School of Gastrointestinal Oncology®
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Burst CME: Incorporating the Latest Updates in IBS Treatment into Your Practice
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Advancing Care in Erosive Esophagitis: Towards a Path of Complete Healing
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Oncology Town Hall: Live Report from Barcelona for Advances in the Treatment of GI Cancers
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Cancer Summaries and Commentaries™: Clinical Updates in RCC from Chicago
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Collaborating Across the Continuum™: The Role of Multidisciplinary Care in the Management of Patients with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
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2024 International Symposium of Gastrointestinal Oncology (ISGIO)
October 11-12, 2024
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6th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium: An Illustrated Tumor Board
October 18-19, 2024
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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Community Practice Connections™: 20th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology®
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Working Group: Streamlining the Pathway from Diagnosis to Treatment in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Advances In™: The Evolving Role of VEGFR in the Treatment of Refractory mCRC
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41st Annual CFS®: Innovative Cancer Therapy for Tomorrow
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Show Me the Data: Bridging Clinical Gaps in Later Lines of Metastatic CRC… It’s Easy as VEGFR1, 2, 3!
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The Next Wave in Biliary Tract Cancers: Leveraging Immunogenicity to Optimize Patient Outcomes in an Evolving Treatment Landscape
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Tissue Stewardship and the Evolving Role of Genomic Alterations in Providing Precision NSCLC Care
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Community Practice Connections™: 9th Annual School of Gastrointestinal Oncology®
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Evaluating Combination Therapy for the Prevention of a First Variceal Bleed
June 10th 2010A team of scientists in Taiwan recently completed a study evaluating the combination of band ligation and nadolol to prevent a first variceal bleed due to cirrhosis, finding that the combination is not effective and may actually increase adverse events.
Methylnaltrexone Proven Effective in Treating Opioid-Induced Constipation
June 4th 2010The drug methylnaltrexone can speed up the rate of bowel movements in patients suffering from non-malignant opioid-induced constipation. Results from a study presented at the American Pain Society's 29th Annual Scientific Meeting indicate that subcutaneous Methylnaltrexone administration can help to alleviate the symptom in some patients.
Light Shed on Deadly GI Disease in Infants Born with Complex Congenital Heart Disease
June 1st 2010Recent findings from researchers at the Nationwide Children's Hospital show that not only are infants who are born with complex congenital heart disease at risk for serious heart-related complications, they are also at risk for developing necrotizing enterocolitis
Val Jones Q&A on Fee-for-Service Medicine
May 17th 2010Val Jones, MD, founder and creator of the blog Better Health, and physician with DocTalker Family Medicine, a pay-as-you-go, time-based practice, discusses what it's like to be a physician in an unconventional practice. Jones, like many physicians at DocTalker, was a patient before asking to come aboard as a member.
New Hope for Better Treatment for Rising Esophageal and Upper Stomach Cancer
May 14th 2010British researchers from the University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals have said that poor diet, high alcohol consumption, smoking, and increasing obesity could be leading to an epidemic of esophageal and upper stomach cancer.