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What's next for minimally invasive gastroenterology procedures?
Becker's GI & Endoscopy
The FDA approved the first fecal microbiota product that is taken orally to prevent recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI) in people who are 18 years of age and older, following antibacterial treatment for rCDI. "Today's approval provides patients and healthcare providers a new way to help prevent recurrent C. difficile infection," said Peter Marks, MD, PhD, the director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
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FDA approves first orally administered fecal microbiota product to prevent C. diff recurrence
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News
The FDA approved the first fecal microbiota product that is taken orally to prevent recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI) in people who are 18 years of age and older, following antibacterial treatment for rCDI. "Today's approval provides patients and healthcare providers a new way to help prevent recurrent C. difficile infection," said Peter Marks, MD, PhD, the director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
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Endoscopic strategies broaden the pancreatic cancer diagnostic and treatment paradigms
OncLive
In pancreatic cancer, the role of the endoscopist continues to evolve as technologies like endoscopic ultrasound � guided biopsies present clinicians with increasingly accurate information to characterize the tumor microenvironments of individual patients and determine effective targeted therapies, according to Tamas A. Gonda, M.D., who spoke about personalized treatment in early pancreatic cancer.
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The emergence of biosimilars in gastroenterology
HCPLive
The biologic revolution that has brought on numerous new medications in gastroenterology to treat diseases like inflammatory bowel disease may soon pave the way for a similar rush of biosimilars. While biosimilars are commonly used to treat diseases in rheumatology, gastroenterology may have lagged behind.
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Severe bowel condition on the rise in the UK
University of Liverpool via Medical Xpress
Experts have raised concerns about the number of people suffering with undiagnosed microscopic colitis, a debilitating bowel condition thought to affect thousands of adults in the U.K. The national charity Guts UK has published a resource for patients during Microscopic Colitis Awareness Week to raise awareness of the disease and is calling for more research into prevention, faster diagnoses and developments in treatments.
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Benefits and challenges of apps, digital therapeutics in IBD patient care
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News
The rise of healthcare apps and digital therapeutics has made it easier than ever for patients with inflammatory bowel disease to access information about their health, but it also has prompted efforts to optimize the value of these products.
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FDA approves Padagis' generic budesonide rectal foam for ulcerative colitis
Healio
Padagis received FDA approval of its abbreviated new drug application for budesonide 2mg rectal foam for the induction of remission in patients with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis, according to a manufacturer release.
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Case report: Clinical cure of a chronic hepatitis B patient with normal serum alanine aminotransferase treated with pegylated interferon alfa-2a
Gastroenterology Nursing
Clinically, it is often found that in some patients with chronic HBV infection, although their ALT is normal, liver biopsy indicates that the liver tissue has significant liver inflammation, fibrosis and even early cirrhosis. Such CHB patients with normal liver function should be treated with antiviral therapy in time to delay disease progression and improve prognosis.
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EVENTS CALENDAR
Indonesian Digestive Disease Week (IDDW) 2023
When: May 9-13, 2023
Location: Indonesia
Organizer(s): Indonesian Society of Gastroenterology
BSG Live 2023
When:June 19-22, 2023
Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Organizer(s):British Society of Gastroenterology
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2023 International Liver Congress
When: June 21-25, 2023
Location: Vienna, Austria
Organizer(s): EASL
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GUT 2023
When: August 18-20, 2023
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Organizer(s): Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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