Rates of response to PPIs were higher in patients with likely or inconclusive GERD vs unlikely GERD as determined by the COuGH RefluX score.

Among the general US population, simple and affordable non-invasive liver fibrosis scoring systems may be able to identify individuals at risk for HF.

Mother-to-child HBV transmission was effectively prevented by earlier initiation of TDF prophylaxis in pregnancy combined with HBV vaccination at birth for infants.

A global commission presents an approach to defining clinical obesity as a chronic illness resulting from excess adiposity.

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A new database, GroceryDB, can show the degree of processing of more than 50,000 food items sold at Walmart, Target, and Whole Foods.

A recent study finds that gastric cancer, a considerable health concern worldwide, is especially prevalent among men and in East Asia.

Neither health care integration nor vertical integration resulted in improvements in price, cost/spending, or quality of health care delivery.

US FDA officials have uncovered dozens of violations at a McDonald's supplier tied to last year's deadly E.coli outbreak.

Most patients with decompensated cirrhosis who received inadequate prognostic information about their condition reported higher symptom burden and lower HRQOL.

The first generic version of Motegrity has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and is now available.

Among patients diagnosed with early-onset colorectal cancer in a Texas hospital, most presented with advanced-stage disease.