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Qazi reviews findings from a study exploring the safety of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in the early versus late post-transplant period.

Patients who underwent ERCP ≤ 30 days post-transplant had greater rates of early post-procedure bleeding but similar rates of technical and clinical success compared to late ERCP.

Qazi reviews findings from a study exploring potential causes of seronegative villous atrophy, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a broad differential in diagnosis.

Findings suggest a heterogeneous makeup of seronegative enteropathies, presenting difficulty in diagnosing patients with villous atrophy and negative celiac serologic testing.

Dexcom's Stelo, the first OTC glucose sensor, launches in the US on August 26, 2024, offering 15-day wear and HSA/FSA eligibility for as low as $89.99 per 2-pack.

Moderate to severe anemia was linked to an increase in cardiac arrest or stroke compared with normal hemoglobin levels in critically ill COVID-19 patients.

Findings support the use of liver grafts from donation after circulatory death and HCV-positive donors, citing comparable 1-year patient and graft survival.

Nocturnal hypoxia may represent an additional modifiable risk factor for AMD, particularly its neovascular form.

This analysis evaluated the long-term follow-up and risks linked to the self-reported penicillin allergy persistence after a successful oral penicillin challenge and allergy label removal.

Kumar explains what is known about the use of PPAR agonists in primary biliary cholangitis and the significance of the recent FDA accelerated approvals of elafibranor and seladelpar.

Intensive lipid-lowering treatment regimens were linked to a notable reduction in three-point MACE risk and ACS recurrence versus background statin therapy.

The third quarterly issue of 2024 reviews early versus late ERCP outcomes post-transplant, the impact of GLP-1RA use on endoscopic management, and the differential diagnosis of seronegative villous atrophy.

Modifiable risk factors, including elevated HbA1C and blood pressure, were linked to a higher risk of DME development in a large multicenter database.

These data suggest that the choice of allergens for patch testing should remain the same among individuals with and without atopic dermatitis.

A new study significantly demonstrated semaglutide, but not liraglutide, is associated with suicidal ideation.

Results suggest the potential utility of several nutritional indexes for reflecting IgAN severity and predicting end-stage renal disease risk.

A subgroup analysis of the SELECT trial confirmed semaglutide 2.4 mg benefits patients with heart failure across ejection fraction spectra, improving MACE and heart failure outcomes.

These data on systemic inflammatory biomarkers for patients with eczema may allow for more targeted treatments and for greater personalization of medicine for this skin condition.

Findings link greater thiazide doses to increased reductions in urine calcium and fewer subsequent symptomatic kidney stone events.

A study involving 6.2 million patients found smoking increases the risk of developing hidradenitis suppurativa, with quitting smoking significantly reducing this risk.

Combination therapy with ezetimibe led to a greater reduction in LDL-C levels than statin monotherapy, but no significant effect on MACE outcomes.

The Harris Poll evaluated patient preferences for psoriasis therapy, highlighting patient views through an online survey.

A new study found unvaccinated people have a greater risk of depression or serious mental health illnesses compared to vaccinated people.

Strnad explains how although moderate alcohol consumption is likely tolerable in most individuals with AATD, careful monitoring of liver-related parameters is still important.

A new study reveals dialysis increases life expectancy but reduces time at home for older adults below the eGFR threshold of 12 mL/min/1.73 m².

Across a statewide cohort, more than half of patients were unable to achieve iron deficiency resolution within 3 years.

These data highlight the necessity of equality in access to treatment and to the future development of psychological intervention measures using country-specific differences.

Care for dialysis patients often focuses on kidney health, but experts and a patient stress the need for interdisciplinary care that also addresses sleep health.