Marilynn Larkin

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Real-World Pros & Cons of the New Liver Disease Nomenclature

Author:: Marilynn Larkin

Publish date: October 13, 2025

“MASLD is a systemic disease, and that term represents it much better than only looking at it as a hepatological disease,” said Dr. Maria Effenberg...

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GLP-1s Increase GERD Risk Over SGLT2 Inhibitors in T2D

Author:: Marilynn Larkin

Publish date: October 1, 2025

Risks for GERD complications were higher in ever-smokers, patients with obesity, and those with gastric comorbidities associated with gastric motil...

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Is AI Use Causing Endoscopists to Lose Their Skills?

Author:: Marilynn Larkin

Publish date: September 18, 2025

The researchers assessed colonoscopy quality by comparing two different phases: 3 months before and 3 months after AI implementation.

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New Guidelines for Pregnancy and IBD Aim to Quell Fears

Author:: Marilynn Larkin

Publish date: September 10, 2025

“Some of the findings were expected, but others were novel,” said Dr. Uma Mahadevan.

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GLP-1 Use After Bariatric Surgery on the Rise

Author:: Marilynn Larkin

Publish date: September 9, 2025

GLP-1 initiation was more common among women, those who underwent sleeve gastrectomy, and those with lower postoperative weight loss.

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Wegovy Approved for MASH With Fibrosis, No Cirrhosis

Author:: Marilynn Larkin

Publish date: August 20, 2025

The once-weekly 2.4 mg semaglutide subcutaneous injection is given in conjunction with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity.

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Cirrhosis Mortality Prediction Boosted by Machine Learning

Author:: Marilynn Larkin

Publish date: August 1, 2025

Wide variations across the world regarding available resources, outpatient services, reasons for admission, and etiologies of cirrhosis can influen...

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Sleep Changes in IBD Could Signal Inflammation, Flareups

Author:: Marilynn Larkin

Publish date: July 28, 2025

Altered sleep architecture was only apparent when inflammation was present — symptoms alone did not impact sleep cycles or signal inflammation.

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Can Nonresponders to Antiobesity Medicines Be Predicted?

Author:: Marilynn Larkin

Publish date: July 25, 2025

Currently, patient response to antiobesity medications varies widely, with some patients responding robustly and others responding weakly or not at...

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Novel Gene Risk Score Predicts Outcomes After RYGB Surgery

Author:: Marilynn Larkin

Publish date: June 11, 2025

The findings suggested that a new test could help clinicians identify the patients most likely to benefit from bariatric procedures.

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Walnuts Cut Gut Permeability in Obesity

Author:: Marilynn Larkin

Publish date: June 5, 2025

Researchers aimed to determine the impact of walnut consumption on the gut microbiome, serum and fecal bile acid profiles, and systemic inflammatio...

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Patient Navigation Boosts Follow-Up Colonoscopy Completion

Author:: Marilynn Larkin

Publish date: April 10, 2025

The intervention was delivered by a patient navigator who mailed introductory letters, sent text messages, and made live phone calls.

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Model May Predict Which UC Patients Risk Rehospitalization

Author:: Marilynn Larkin

Publish date: February 26, 2025

Practical implementation of the tool will require external validation and integration into electronic medical records to automatically flag high-ri...

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Quality, Not Type, of Diet Linked to Microbiome Health

Author:: Marilynn Larkin

Publish date: January 28, 2025

Red meat was a strong driver of omnivore microbiomes, with corresponding signature microbes that are negatively correlated with host cardiometaboli...

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Leaving ED Without Being Seen Entails Increasing Risks

Author:: Marilynn Larkin

Publish date: January 10, 2025

“It is important to note that people in our study were relatively young, with a median age in their 40s; this makes our findings all the more conce...