Sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics predict readmission within 90 days among patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohn disease.

Chronic HBV was associated with increased risk for adverse COVID-19 outcomes, but the risk was lower among coinfected patients vaccinated against COVID-19.

Preoperative GLP-1RA use was not significantly associated with an increased risk for postoperative aspiration pneumonia or acute respiratory failure.

Elevated relative fat mass was linked to increased prevalence of gallstones in a study of US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data.

Federal cuts to funding could “decimate” medical research in the United States, delaying cures and costing countless lives.

Despite medical innovations, maternal mortality rates in the US remain high, especially compared with those of similarly wealthy countries.

The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mehmet Oz, M.D., to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

The Trump administration has removed 11 guidance documents that helped businesses follow the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Expanded DAA access led to reduced HCV-related hospitalization rates in patients with HIV, but HCV admissions remain higher in those with vs without HIV.

A federal judge has temporarily stopped the Trump administration from cutting $11 billion in public health funding.

In older patients with cirrhosis, mortality and hepatic encephalopathy were higher 1 year post transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.

An international systematic review and meta-analysis found older patients with hepatocellular carcinoma were less likely to get curative treatment.