Carolyn Crist

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Healthy Diet, Exercise Cut Liver Death Risk in Drinkers

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: September 18, 2025

The benefits of higher diet quality and physical activity were substantially greater in women than in men.

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EoE Prevalence in US Reaches 1 in 700, Costs $1B Annually

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: June 3, 2025

Total EoE-associated healthcare costs, when adjusted for inflation, were estimated at $1.32 billion in 2024.

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Gastric Cancer Prevention: New AGA Update Reflects Latest High-Risk Screening and Surveillance Advice

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: May 2, 2025

The top ways to reduce gastric cancer mortality include primary prevention, particularly by eradicating H pylori, and secondary preve...

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Bariatric Surgery: Nutrition’s Role in Patient Outcomes

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: March 11, 2025

The development of an interdisciplinary team of medical providers with evidence-based nutrition knowledge improves the quality of nutrition care pr...

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Bariatric Surgery Lowers Risk for Long-Term Liver Complications in MASH-Related Cirrhosis

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: March 11, 2025

Patients who underwent bariatric surgery had a 72% lower risk of developing serious complications of liver disease and an 80% lower risk for progre...

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Identifying Pancreatic Cancer Remains Elusive: Here’s Why

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: March 7, 2025

Since 2001, rates of pancreatic cancer have increased by about 1% annually, and the increase appears greater among younger individuals, especi...

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New Guideline on EoE Reflects Over a Decade of Advances in Diagnosis and Management

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: January 28, 2025

The guideline covers paradigm-shifting changes in EoE knowledge about risk factors, pathogenesis, validated outcome metrics, new nomenclature, and ...

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Managing GI and Liver Conditions During Pregnancy: New Guidance from AGA

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: January 27, 2025

GI procedures, medications, or other interventions intended to improve maternal health shouldn’t be withheld solely because the patient is pregnant...

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Obesity Linked with Malignant Progression of Barrett’s Esophagus

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: January 23, 2025

A dose-response relationship exists between body mass index (BMI) and esophageal adenocarcinoma or high-grade dysplasia.

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New Model Estimates Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: January 17, 2025

The study highlights the importance of recognizing that the association between HBV DNA viral load and HCC risk isn’t linear, said Dr. Norah Terrau...

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New Weight Loss Drugs May Fight Obesity-Related Cancer, Too

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: January 14, 2025

Throughout 2024, research has also indicated GLP-1 drugs may reduce risks for obesity-related cancer.

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AGA Clinical Practice Update: P-CABs Can Help When PPI Therapy Fails

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: January 10, 2025

P-CABs such as vonoprazan and tegoprazan may provide relief when PPIs have limitations.

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PPI-Responsive Disease a Subtype of EoE Rather Than GERD

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: December 18, 2024

“These findings may provide the framework for developing protein biomarkers to assess response to therapy and monitor disease activity,” said Dr. W...

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Some Antihypertensives Linked to HCC Risk in Patients With MASLD and Cirrhosis

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: December 16, 2024

In ongoing studies, researchers are investigating ways to reduce the negative effects of cirrhosis-associated complications among patients with MAS...

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Tapering Corticosteroids in Severe Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis Appears Safe

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: December 13, 2024

Steroid therapy has been considered the “mainstay treatment” for SAH for 50 years, but doesn’t always lead to long-term improvement in liver values...