What's Hot in Gastroenterology

Mediterranean Diet's Benefits May Extend to Multiple Diseases Dr William F. Balistreri on the latest evidence showing how we can eat our way toward improved health.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 07, 2018
'E coli' and Food Safety: It's a Jungle Out There Have we made progress to reduce the risk for foodborne 'Escherichia coli' infection? Dr Balistreri discusses this serious public health concern.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 23, 2018
New Guidelines Provide Path Forward for Abnormal Liver Tests Liver chemistry tests can be highly variable. Dr William Balistreri shares the latest data to get you from confusion to the correct diagnosis.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 01, 2018
Novel Therapies for Cholestasis Dr William Balistreri reviews the latest data on treatments for primary sclerosing cholangitis, primary biliary cholangitis, and cholestasis-related pruritus, presented during the Liver Meeting.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 13, 2017
Ongoing Trials Put Focus Back on Fatty Liver Disease Researchers at this year's Liver Meeting offered promising insights into nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and fatty liver disease. Dr William Balistreri surveys their results.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 11, 2017
'Prehab' for Improved Liver Transplantation Outcomes Dr William Balistreri on new data suggesting the value of addressing frailty and malnutrition in patients awaiting liver transplantation.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 07, 2017
Innovations Are Brightening Liver Transplantation Outcomes Dr William Balistreri recaps the breakthroughs that are increasing options for patients on the liver transplant waitlist.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 04, 2017
Suspect Supplements: Unregulated OTC Meds and Liver Injury Mislabeled herbal products are wreaking havoc on livers. A survey of the latest data on this public health concern is presented.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 30, 2017
Preventing Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis B Dr William Balistreri surveys the latest guidelines and studies aiming to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 14, 2017
Is a Low-FODMAP Diet the Next Big Thing? Dr William Balistreri surveys the latest data on this dietary invention's efficacy in irritable bowel syndrome.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 20, 2017
Seeking Less-Invasive Care in Obesity-Related Liver Disease At DDW 2017, the focus was on finding better ways to detect disease and encourage weight loss. Dr William Balistreri highlights the results.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 28, 2017
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Clinical Outcomes Studies focused on pediatric patients and factors predicting posttransplant survival. Dr William Balistreri surveys their results.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 27, 2017
With HCV on the Run, Meet the New Challenge: HCC Dr William Balistreri reviews several studies investigating the uptick in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 26, 2017
Hepatitis C Therapies Perform Well in Challenging Patients This year's Digestive Disease Week focused on shorter, simpler treatments, and new ways to predict outcome. Dr William Balistreri shares the results.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 03, 2017
Fine-Tuning Hepatitis B Treatment Strategies Dr William Balistreri reviews new data on how to quantify--and reduce--the long-term risks of hepatitis B infections.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 28, 2017
Unhealthy Attraction: Magnet Ingestion's Risks to Kids The ban on these magnets appeared to be a success. Now that an appeals court has overturned it, Dr William Balistreri shares what you need to know.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 12, 2017
New Insights Into Liver Disease and Transplantation Findings on new therapeutic options, long-term outcomes, and diagnostic tools were on view at the recent Liver Meeting. Dr William Balistreri reports what you need to know most.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 13, 2017
New Drugs Seek to Further Improve Outcomes in Hepatitis C At the recent Liver Meeting, the spotlight was on next-generation interferon- and ribavirin-free regimens. Dr William Balistreri highlights the most interesting results.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 24, 2017
New Studies Highlight Increasing Prevalence of NAFLD/NASH Dr William Balistreri shows how recent data act as a wake-up call to this expanding public health issue, while also revealing some promising interventions.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 18, 2017
‘The Most Popular Diet Ever’: Why Going Gluten-Free Is Risky Experts discuss the increasing trend among Americans to eliminate or reduce the amount of gluten in their diet and why it may not be right for everyone.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 02, 2016

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