Among patients with alcoholic-related liver disease in early stages, 15% progressed to decompensation and 22% died within 6 years, according to data presented at EASL Congress.
“Despite [alcohol-related liver disease] being highly prevalent, it is still largely under studied and overlooked as a research area,” Stine Johansen, MBBS, from the Odense University Hospital in Denmark, told
Bariatric surgery may significantly lower the risk for obesity-related cancers, including breast, colon, liver, pancreatic, ovarian and thyroid, in patients with obesity.
“The primary modality for significant weight loss in obesity is bariatric surgery, including sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass and gastric band procedures,” Vibhu Chittajallu, MD, a gastroenterology fellow at Case
CHICAGO — Subcutaneous maintenance therapy with an infliximab biosimilar after IV induction resulted in sustained clinical remission and greater endoscopic response vs. placebo in patients with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease.
“In the past several years, there have been a number of formulations of infliximab that have met criteria for what is known as biosimilarity,”
UnitedHealthcare recently announced that beginning June 1, 2023, commercial plan members will be required to obtain prior authorization for gastroenterology endoscopy services. By far the largest health insurance company in the United States, UnitedHealthcare generates more than $286 billion in total revenue — more than double that of the next closest competition, Anthem —and serves
As the effective date of UnitedHealthcare’s prior authorization policy for gastroenterology endoscopy services quickly approaches, the ACG, AGA and ASGE alongside 175 allied organizations have rallied to stop its implementation. UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurance company in the United States, has announced that beginning June 1, 2023, commercial plan members will be required to