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Liver Disorders in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Liver Disorders in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Abnormal liver tests are frequent in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. These may occur at the time of diagnosis or throughout the course of the disease.

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Rethink Your Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS): Pre-TIPS Infection Predicts Post-TIPS Infection and Post-TIPS Portosystemic Encephalopathy

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is widely used for the decompression of elevated portal pressure. Several studies have demonstrated…

Cholangioscopy and its Role in Primary

Cholangioscopy and its Role in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, idiopathic, cholestatic liver disease characterised by intrahepatic and/or extrahepatic bile duct…

Interview: Prof Markus Peck-Radosavljevic

Prof Markus Peck-Radosavljevic | Professor of Medicine and Chairman at the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Endocrinology, and Nephrology…

Interview: Prof Ashwani Singal

Prof Ashwani Singal | Associate Professor of Medicine, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Vermillion, South Dakota, USA, and…

The history of vaccines

As pharma spearheads the search for a COVID-19 vaccine, our infographic reflects on the history of this practice, exploring the diseases and their respective vaccines.

30 Minutes to Diagnosis: Novel Kidney Stone Testing Method

KIDNEY stones occur when a build-up of salts and minerals form crystals that enlarge into a hard mass, causing considerable pain and blockages…

Artificial Kidney Device to Improve Treatment for Chronic Kidney Disease

FILTERING and ion transport, the primary functions of the kidney, have been simulated in a device created by chemical engineers…

Know Thine Enemy: Viral Genome Sequencing in Outbreaks

CONTAINING a viral outbreak with public health measures firstly requires identification of the causative virus, followed by more detailed understanding…

Lessons Learned from a Global History of Pandemics

PANDEMIC: the term making headlines across the world, instilling fear in many, and urging scientists across the world to unite and find a cure…