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A multidisciplinary group of experts developed a consensus document about the definition and diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). It’s been named the Dubai Definition and Diagnostic Criteria of LPR after the conference’s location where it was first presented.
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Brigham researchers presented the results of a study that aimed to stratify the risks of bariatric surgery at the American College of Surgeons’ Clinical Congress 2023. Ali Tavakkoli, MD, who led the study, explains the risk profile of bariatric procedures is changing as surgeons operate on heavier and heavier patients.
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Joel S. Weissman, PhD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Clancy J. Clark, MD, of Wake Forest Baptist Health, and colleagues say patients with ADRD required longer hospital stays, were more likely to be readmitted, and were more likely to have postoperative complications than patients with normal cognitive function.
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Boston area experts recently commented on the digital technologies they’re using in a pilot of a surgical home hospital in bariatric surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
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Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital recently published data from an open-label phase 1b/2a trial suggesting induction therapy with low-dose IL-2 is safe for patients with ulcerative colitis and suppresses the disease.
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Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a common extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Anti-TNF agents are often used to treat concomitant axSpA and IBD. Brigham researchers have presented evidence that TNF inhibitors are less effective for axSpA than for IBD within one year.
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In a retrospective real-world study, Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers demonstrated that tofacitinib and ustekinumab are equally effective for achieving steroid-free clinical remission of ulcerative colitis at 12 and 52 weeks.
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Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers, and colleagues investigated the effect of combining pharmacotherapy with transoral outlet reduction. They demonstrate the combination is superior to either therapy alone and provides similar efficacy to surgical revision for weight gain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
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Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, MIT, and California Institute of Technology have devised a system for localizing and tracking wireless microdevices inside the GI tract in real-time and in non-clinical settings, with millimeter-scale spatial resolution and no need for X-ray radiation.
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A Brigham clinic offers high-resolution anoscopy to screen for anal dysplasia in people at increased risk of anal cancer due to HPV infection, HIV status, and other factors. Co-founders James Yoo, MD, and Jennifer A. Johnson, MD, explain their mission to reduce the incidence of anal cancer in high-risk populations.
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