REAL Centre. One year on Three myths about COVID-19 that the data proved wrong Data analysis (PDF version) • 23 March 2021 Holly Krelle, Charles Tallack About this article The charts in this analysis highlight three ‘myths’ that were prevalent at the very start of the pandemic. We use a common measure ‘years of life…
Covid and flu: what do the numbers tell us about morbidity and deaths? Much confusion has been seen in the UK media about the effects on mortality of flu and covid-19. Gareth Iacobucci Are there more deaths from flu than from covid? Data from the Office for National Statistics show that in England and Wales…
Burden of compensated and decompensated cirrhosis: real world data from an Italian population-based cohort study S Cammarota et al. Abstract Objective: To quantify the annual healthcare resource utilization, costs and mortality rate for a large cohort of Italian patients with compensated (CC) and decompensated cirrhosis (DC). Patients and methods: A population-based cohort study was conducted through the…
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Left-Sided Colonic Diverticulitis Jason Hall et al. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) is dedicated to ensuring high-quality patient care by advancing the science, prevention, and management of disorders and diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus.…
Novel therapeutic targets for cholestatic and fatty liver disease Michael Trauner , Claudia Daniela Fuchs Abstract Cholestatic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) share several key pathophysiological mechanisms which can be targeted by novel therapeutic concepts that are currently developed for both areas. Nuclear receptors (NRs) are ligand-activated transcriptional regulators of key metabolic processes including hepatic…
Evidence-Based Management of Diverticular Disease: What’s New and What’s Missing? David R. Flum, • Thomas E. Read IT seems the more we learn about diverticulitis, the less we know. In this month’s Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, “The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of…