Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have alterations in their fecal mycobiomes, including enrichment of fungal pathogens from the genera Candida and Aspergillus, compared with controls researchers report in the October issue of Gastroenterology. Unstable gut mycobiomes and prolonged dysbiosis persisted in a subset of patients with COVID-19 for as long as 12 days after nasopharyngeal
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Pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) have a low risk of severe COVID-19, even when receiving biologic and/or other immune suppressive therapies, researchers report in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. These findings support recommendations to continue maintenance IBD treatment for pediatric patients throughout the currentpandemic. SARS-CoV2 enters human cells via
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Eight weeks treatment with glecaprevir-pibrentasvir was efficacious and well tolerated in treatment-naive patients with all hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype infections, with or without cirrhosis, researchers report in a pooled analysis of studies in the October issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. In a post-hoc analysis of data from 8
Read moreAmong patients with inflammatory bowels diseases (IBD), older age, increased number of comorbidities, and use of systemic corticosteroids are strong risk factors for adverse outcomes from COVID-19, researchers report in the September issue of Gastroenterology. Maintenance of remission with steroid-sparing treatments is therefore important in management of patients with IBD
Read moreIntake of coffee, tea, or soda is associated with an increased risk of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) symptoms, researchers report in the September issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. In contrast, consumption of water, juice, or milk is not associated with GER symptoms. Drinking water instead of coffee, tea, or soda reduces
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Endoscopic examinations reveal abnormalities in a high proportion of COVID-19 cases, researchers report in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Peptic ulcers and esophagitis were detected in most upper GI endoscopies, and colitis, ranging from mild to more severe ulcerative lesions, was the most common finding during colonoscopy. No endoscopists became infected
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The summer edition of the AGA Clinician’s Companion—the new go-to resource for busy clinicians who can’t afford to spend hours sifting through research to find clinical value—is out! This latest edition of the AGA Clinician’s Companion, published online quarterly, summarizes research findings most relevant to clinicians on the risk of
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Researchers report an association between alcohol use and liver fat—even after heavy users of alcohol were excluded from the analysis. Finding from the study, published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, indicate that alcohol use is a risk factor for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Many individuals presumed to have NAFLD
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Cannabis and its derivatives can have beneficial but also detrimental effects on gastrointestinal and hepatic function, via the endocannabinoid system (ECS). These are discussed in a review article in the July issue of Gastroenterology. Cannabis and its derivatives affect many gastrointestinal processes via the ECS and has reported anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive,
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Dr. Kristine Novak is the science editor for Gastroenterology and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. She has worked as an editor at biomedical research journals and as a science writer for 15 years, covering advances in gastroenterology, hepatology, cancer, immunology, biotechnology, molecular genetics, and clinical trials. She has a PhD in cell biology and an interest in all areas of medical research.
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