IBD specialist nurse-led services improve patient care and reduce costs

A specialised IBD advice line and nurse-led virtual clinic improves patient access to care as well as reducing healthcare costs, Australian research shows. A Sydney study comprised 550 patients who accessed the services at the Liverpool Hospital during the study period...

A specialised IBD advice line and nurse-led virtual clinic improves patient access to care as well as reducing healthcare costs,...

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New review ranks biologics and small molecules in treatment of moderate-to-severe UC

The choice of biologics and oral small molecule drugs for treatment of ulcerative colitis may be informed by the latest results indirect comparisons, the authors of a new review say. In the absence of head to head trials for many agents,...

The choice of biologics and oral small molecule drugs for treatment of ulcerative colitis may be informed by the latest...

News in brief: PPIs may impair efficacy of immunotherapy; Hep B app in Indigenous languages; Specialty training colleges have ‘dirty secret’

PPIs may impair efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may reduce the effectiveness of some immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) cancer treatments by causing gut dysbiosis, Australian researchers say. A retrospective review of outcomes for 1202 lung cancer participants in the...

PPIs may impair efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may reduce the effectiveness of some immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)...

Bariatric surgery an effective option for obese patients with NASH

Bariatric surgery should be considered for obese patients with fibrotic nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, a major study suggests Published in JAMA, the findings of the Surgical Procedures and Long-term Effectiveness in NASH Disease and Obesity Risk (SPLENDOR) study show bariatric surgery was...

Bariatric surgery should be considered for obese patients with fibrotic nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, a major study suggests Published in JAMA, the...