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Monica Stonehill

Monica Stonehill

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    healio.com

    VIDEO: Cybersecurity attacks in health care a ‘patient safety issue for all of us’

    In a Healio video exclusive, Edward V. Loftus Jr., MD, discusses the mounting threat of cyberattacks on health care organizations and how employees are often “the weakest link” in their defense. In this month’s Healio Exclusive, Healio reported on the aftermath of the Feb. 21st ransomware attack on Change Healthcare that required it to pay $22 million in ransom to regain control
    8 days ago
    healio.com

    ‘Clear survival disparities’ in early-onset CRC for Black, Pacific ...

    Black and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander patients with early-onset colorectal cancer had higher risk for mortality compared with white patients, with data supporting the role of social determinants of health in those differences. “Although published data has pointed to the rise in incidence of early-onset CRC among several racial and ethnic groups, our results indicate that there
    14 days ago
    healio.com

    GLP-1RAs confer ‘metabolic benefit,’ lower odds for MASLD after liv...

    SAN DIEGO — Patients with diabetes who were prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists had lower odds of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease after liver transplantation, noted a presenter at The Liver Meeting. “GLP-1RAs are quickly becoming the cornerstone of diabetes and weight loss management,” Mohammad S. Siddiqui, MD, from the Virginia
    about 1 month ago
    healio.com

    Monthly efimosfermin offers ‘rapid, meaningful’ improvement for MAS...

    SAN DIEGO — Patients treated with once-monthly efimosfermin 300 mg achieved significant improvements in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis resolution and fibrosis at 24 weeks, according to late-breaking data. “Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis represents a significant unmet medical need, as it is one of the leading causes of liver transplantation in the
    about 1 month ago
    healio.com

    GLP-1RAs may offer ‘hepatoprotective’ benefit for diabetes, alcohol...

    SAN DIEGO — Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists may help alleviate risk for adverse liver outcomes, particularly hepatic decompensation, among patients with type 2 diabetes and alcohol-associated liver disease. “Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are primarily used for glycemic control in patients with diabetes and have recently been approved for weight
    about 1 month ago
    healio.com

    Liver stiffness measurements may ‘personalize’ HCC risk, surveillan...

    SAN DIEGO — Liver stiffness measurements may help predict the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, as well as identify those in need of surveillance, according to data. “MASLD is the commonest liver disease in the world and the fastest rising cause of liver cancer,” Binu John, MD, MPH, chief of
    about 1 month ago
    healio.com

    Mycophenolate ‘comparable, if not better’ than azathioprine for aut...

    PHILADELPHIA — Mycophenolate mofetil appeared to be more efficacious and tolerable than azathioprine in patients with autoimmune hepatitis, especially among those aged older than 50 years and with lower IgG levels, according to a presenter. “Our goal was to provide clinicians with clearer guidance on which medication might offer better outcomes in terms of efficacy and safety in AIH
    about 1 month ago
    healio.com

    Improving access to ‘healthy food’ may lower risk for post-liver tr...

    PHILADELPHIA — Liver transplant recipients who lived in counties with limited access to healthy food were at higher risk for developing diabetes following transplantation, according to data presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting. “We undertook this research to explore how food insecurity, a modifiable social determinant of health, might be associated with liver transplant
    about 1 month ago
    healio.com

    Zegocractin ‘holds promise’ for reducing organ failure, necrosis in...

    PHILADELPHIA —Higher doses of zegocractin significantly reduced severe organ failure and necrotizing pancreatitis in patients with acute pancreatitis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome, according to late-breaking data. “[Acute pancreatitis] is a major cause of acute hospital admission, which accounts for at least 300,000 patients every year in the U.S., over 1 million
    about 1 month ago
    healio.com

    AI-assisted colonoscopy boosts polyp removal, but ‘only benign, non...

    PHILADELPHIA— AI-assisted-colonoscopy significantly increased the number of colonoscopy procedures in which only benign lesions were removed without additional adenomatous polyps, according to data at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting. “Artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopy with computer aided detection, or CADe, is designed to improve colonoscopy quality, primarily through
    about 2 months ago
    healio.com

    Atmo capsule may offer ‘potential replacement’ for nixed SmartPill ...

    PHILADELPHIA — An ingestible gas-sensing capsule from Atmo Biosciences showed “substantial agreement” with the discontinued Medtronic wireless motility device for measuring regional transit times in gastrointestinal motility disorders. Medtronic’s SmartPill capsule had previously been used to monitor gastric emptying time and colonic transit time pressure in patients with
    about 2 months ago