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Closing Gaps in Care for Short Bowel Syndrome in the Community Setting

Short bowel syndrome (SBS), a rare malabsorption disorder most often caused by surgical resection, can be challenging to manage. The use of parenteral nutrition (PN) and emerging therapies promoting enteral autonomy have offered hope, however, complications of SBS and its …

IBD, IL-23, and Inflammation, Oh My! Following the Yellow Brick Road in Using IL-23 Targeted Therapies in Managing IBD

Significant therapeutic advancements have been made over the last decade for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic condition that includes Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-23 has been established as an active …

Discussions on Brain Health and Cognitive Concerns

To improve the quality of care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), health care professionals (HCPs) are positioned to assess brain health and provide the crucial early diagnosis, especially in diverse, underserved patient populations. HCPs must implement emerging care strategies, …

Livestream: Pan-Viral Screening for HBV, HCV, and HIV in Diverse Practice Settings

Early detection and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B and C (HBV, HCV) are paramount to mitigating the damage associated with these diseases, thus allowing patients to live longer, healthier lives; but many patients do not receive …

Livestream: Initiating Basal Insulin: Moving from Hesitancy to Action

More than 32 million adults in the United States currently have diabetes, 90% of whom have type 2 diabetes (T2D) which can lead to both microvascular and macrovascular complications, and greatly compromise health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and confer significant …

Pan-Viral Screening for HBV, HCV, and HIV in Diverse Practice Settings

Early detection and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B and C (HBV, HCV) are paramount to mitigating the damage associated with these diseases, thus allowing patients to live longer, healthier lives; but many patients do not receive …

Exploring the Rapidly Evolving Landscape of Options to Treat Cervical Cancer

Recent advances in the treatment of gynecologic cancers are promising, and education is needed to ensure that both oncology and primary care clinicians, including OB/GYNs, have a thorough knowledge of the latest clinical trial data and its translation to real-world …

Livestream: Digging Deeper into Abnormal Liver Test Results

Treatment for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a “common rare” chronic autoimmune disease of the intrahepatic bile ducts, is frequently hampered by missed or delayed diagnosis, as symptoms of PBC are often attributed to other conditions. This suboptimal recognition enables unchecked …

Digging Deeper into Abnormal Liver Test Results

Treatment for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a “common rare” chronic autoimmune disease of the intrahepatic bile ducts, is frequently hampered by missed or delayed diagnosis, as symptoms of PBC are often attributed to other conditions. This suboptimal recognition enables unchecked …