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Baseline imaging recommended in all Merkel cell carcinoma patients
CHICAGO – New data emphasize the need for routine baseline scans in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma.
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Gentamicin restores wound healing in hereditary epidermolysis bullosa
CHICAGO - In a fatal inherited type of epidermolysis bullosa, topical gentamicin demonstrated clinical benefit.
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Predictive analytics with large data sets are being pursued to individualize IBD therapy
SAN FRANCISCO – Predictive analytics of large quantities of data using machine learning present a powerful tool for improving therapeutic choices...
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Five enter the Shark Tank, one emerges
SAN FRANCISCO – Of five promising innovations in gastroenterology described at AGA Tech Summit Shark Tank, only one gets to be declared the winner...
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Telemedicine proving to be an efficient platform for delivering nutritional services
SAN FRANCISCO – Remote nutritional counseling and coordination can improve access to these vital services for patients with gastrointestinal...
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Adoption rates high for smartphone tool that prepares patients for procedures
SAN FRANCISCO – Timely communication through smartphone messaging could help patients adhere to goals of treatment.
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Evidence for endoscopic GERD treatments approaching critical mass
SAN FRANCISCO – Dr. Michael Vaezi characterized himself as “cautiously optimistic” that many endoscopic interventions will be included among...
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Predictive analytics with large data sets are being pursued to individualize IBD therapy
SAN FRANCISCO – Machine-learning can predict 1-year response rates to IBD therapy within 6 weeks of initiation of therapy.
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The promise of endoscopy simulation–based training and gaps as targets for innovation
SAN FRANCISCO – “Currently, there is a lack of evidence that simulation adoption by practicing endoscopists leads to better patient outcomes.”
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Virtual reality emerges as a therapeutic tool in gastroenterology
SAN FRANCISCO – “The field of gastroenterology is a particularly promising area for treatment based on VR because of the well-established brain-...
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Despite failed primary endpoint, MI alert device has predictive value
WASHINGTON – An extended analysis of a device to detect myocardial infarction suggests utility in high-risk patients.
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High levels of estradiol in older men may be associated with young biological age
NEW ORLEANS – Higher levels of estradiol correlated strongly with longer telomere length, suggesting that sex hormones influence the aging process...
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No further amplification of signal for benefit from ultrathin stent at 3 years
WASHINGTON – A signal of reduced risk of revascularization with an ultrathin stent has diminished with longer follow-up.
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Noninfected children of HIV-positive mothers have high rates of obesity
NEW ORLEANS – Obesity and reactive airway disease are more prevalent in noninfected children of HIV-positive mothers.