MASLD affects quality of life in people with HIV. 🔹 Worse physical functioning 🔹 More fatigue 🔹 Greater metabolic burden→worse outcomes 👉 MASLD is a patient-centered issue, not just a liver diagnosis 🔗https://ow.ly/k11150Zo1S8 🏷️ #MASLD #HIV #FeaturedArticle

🎉 The newest issue of Gastro Hep Advances is here! Check out the Editor's Essential Reading! ⭐ "The Gut-Brain Axis—From Science to Clinical Practice" 🔗 https://ow.ly/KRnn50Zo1PS 🏷️ #GutBrainAxis #GIHealth #NarrativeReview

⬇️ A comprehensive review of 20 case reports (1983–2024) examining clinical presentation, diagnostic approach, complications, and therapeutic strategies in Genital Crohn’s Disease. 🔗 https://ow.ly/eBvi50ZitNL 🏷️ #CaseReports #CrohnsDisease

New meta-analysis shows that adding PD-(L)1 inhibitors to chemotherapy improves survival in advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer—consistently in both Asian and non-Asian patients. 🔗 https://ow.ly/INt550ZitLO 🏷️#StomachCancer #GI

UF+CCF-authored review highlights clinical significance of fatty pancreas, its links to metabolic dysfunction & pancreatic cancer, plus fresh advances in imaging and surgical management for clinicians. 🔗 https://ow.ly/Xv3o50ZitJt 🏷️ #Pancreas #GI

📑 This paper aimed to investigate the correlation between neutrophil- or monocyte-associated factors and the therapeutic response to Granulocyte/monocyte absorption apheresis in patients with intractable UC. 🔗 https://ow.ly/sx1250Zc3cW 🏷️ #UlcerativeColitis #FeaturedArticle

GHA has received a 2025 Impact Factor of 3.3! On behalf of Editors-in-Chief Shanthi Srinivasan & Vinod K. Rustgi, thank you to our editors, authors, reviewers, and readers for your continued support. https://ow.ly/tnlP50ZeoiV Nikki Duong MD American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)

⭐ Check out this narrative review ➡️ "Refractory Ascites and the Alfapump" 🔗 https://ow.ly/S3Qa50Zc36t 🏷️ #FeaturedArticle #NarrartiveReview #GIHealth

🩸 Blood biomarkers modestly improved prediction of high-risk adenomas (AUC 0.66) and may help better target colonoscopy resources. 🔗 https://ow.ly/h7em50Zc2XA 🏷️ #EditorsEssentialReading #Colonoscopy

📣 The newest issue of Gastro Hep Advances is here! Check it out ➡️ https://www.ghadvances.org/issue/S2772-5723(26)X2003-9 🏷️ #GIHealth

📋 Upadacitinib improved clinical, endoscopic, and histologic outcomes in 3 patients with refractory esophageal lichen planus after failure of steroids, immunosuppressants, and dilations. 🔗 https://ow.ly/Q3l450Z94Ll 🏷️ #ResearchLetter #GIHealth

Modeling shows that reallocating colonoscopies in the US ➡️ from CRC screening to follow-up after positive stool-based tests ➡️ while maintaining full capacity may detect & prevent more CRC & reduce costs. 🔗 https://ow.ly/tu4j50Z94J3 🏷️ #CRC #Endoscopy

📑 This study tested whether AI can classify biopsy tissue in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease slides, detecting abnormal tissue, inflammation, and chronic changes in pathology images. 🔗 https://ow.ly/FBmz50Z94HJ 🏷️ #IBD #AI

🖥️ Screen-detected #CeliacDisease patients may have fewer symptoms but similar disease severity vs clinically diagnosed cases, with both groups improving on a gluten-free diet ➡️ Highlights the potential value of early detection in #CeliacDisease 🔗 https://ow.ly/WveA50YWFLB

⭐ New study showed variability in how dietitians manage the low FODMAP reintroduction phase. Practices differ in dosing, timing, and follow-up, underscoring the need for standardized clinical protocols. 🔗 https://ow.ly/1iEM50Z4vJH

One image can change everything ❤️‍🩹 a diagnosis, a decision, a patient’s story 👨‍⚕️Share yours as Image of the Month in Gastro Hep Advances: 🧾Striking images + a concise 200-word clinical story that challenges and teaches 📮Submit today ➡️ https://ow.ly/UWPa50YYrwL 🏷️ #OpenAccess

🖥️ Screening for #LiverCancer using AFP and ultrasound scans: rising incidence and detection rates, but with same survival rates. Criteria for screening and palliation should be revised. 🔗 https://ow.ly/QoUr50Z1S8X#LiverCancer🏷️ #LiverHealth #FeaturedArticle

hCLiP-derived small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) exert anti-fibrotic effects via their miRNA cargo. This study suggests a promising cell-free therapy for liver fibrosis. 🔗 https://ow.ly/8Pjt50Z1S0G 🏷️ #LiverFibrosis #sEVs

Semaglutide eligibility is high in U.S. adults with #MASLD (80.9%), even under conventional indications. The new fibrotic MASH approval adds modestly (51.5%→51.8%), reflecting strong overlap. 🔗 https://ow.ly/plcs50Z1RUV#MASLD🏷️ #EditorsEssentialReading

📮 Submit your unique clinical insights to Gastro Hep Advances! Case Reports highlight intriguing, real-world cases that inform and engage the GI community. Share what others can learn from your experience. 🔗 https://ow.ly/Qq7h50YYqIl 🏷️ #CaseReports #OpenAccess

⚠️ #CeliacDisease remains underdiagnosed in minority populations 🔎 Recent research finds Black, Hispanic, and Asian patients often experience different or more severe symptoms, highlighting gaps in equitable screening 🔗 https://ow.ly/eKy750YWFi8#CeliacDisease 🏷️ #CeliacAwarenessMonth

🔎 New insights on Clostridioides difficile infection call for a more unified, patient-centered approach, aligning diagnostics, treatment, and outcomes to improve care across settings. Read more on the commentary ⬇️ https://ow.ly/tlMj50YYurq #GI #InfectiousDiseases

Check out this article! ⬇️ "Treatment Patterns, Perceptions, Barriers, and Costs in Patients With Chronic Idiopathic Constipation in the United States" 🔗 https://ow.ly/lQbP50YVhKF 🏷️ #GutHealth

Celebrating a new chapter for #GastroHepAdvances at #DDW! 🎉 Editors gathered for a special reception marking the Board transition! 🏆 Honoring achievements and welcoming new leadership. 📸 Check out the highlights and photos from the evening! 🏷️ #DDW2026

Happening soon! Join us at AGA Central for You’ve Published Your Paper… Now What? and learn strategies for promoting your work from our Gastro Hep Advances and CGH social media editors Nikki Duong MD and Joseph Sleiman, MD#DDW2026?📅 5/4 | ⏰ 2 PM CT | 📍 AGA Central

Join us bright and early at AGA Central for our One Paper, Zero Confusion session — get tips on getting your title and graphical abstract just right from CMGH editors-in-chief Michele Battle & Jonathan Katz! #DDW2026 📅 5/4 | ⏰ 8 AM CT | 📍 AGA Central

Happening today! Don’t miss our From Poster to Submission session at AGA Central with the editors-in-chief of @aga-gastro.bsky.social Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology (CMGH) #DDW2026 📅 5/2 | ⏰ 1 PM CT | 📍 AGA Central

Already published at #DDW2026? Join us at AGA Central for You’ve Published Your Paper… Now What? and learn what comes next. Featuring our Gastro Hep Advances and CGH social media editors Nikki Duong MD and Joseph Sleiman, MD#DDW2026? 📅 5/4 | ⏰ 2 PM CT | 📍 AGA Central

Mapping out your #DDW2026 schedule? Join us at AGA Central for One Paper, Zero Confusion—tips on getting your title and graphical abstract just right with Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology (CMGH)#DDW2026editors-in-chief Michele Battle & Jonathan Katz! 📅 5/4 | ⏰ 8 AM CT | 📍 AGA Central

📸 Image of the Month: "Esophageal Rupture in Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa" 🔗 https://ow.ly/eZXS50YQNXq 🏷️ #ImageoftheMonth #GutHealth

Attending #DDW2026? Stop by AGA Central for our From Poster to Submission session! 📅 5/2 | ⏰ 1 PM CT | 📍 AGA Central

Check out this article ➡️ "FODMAP-Targeting Digestive Enzyme Blend for Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms: A “Real-World” Pre-Post Intervention Cohort Study" 🔗https://ow.ly/F7bs50YQNHU 👨‍⚕️@mdwallach.bsky.social 🏷️ #IBS #GutBrian

🛡️ Non-hematopoietic Osteopontin acts as a gut barrier guardian. Its loss impairs the IL-22 axis and disrupts the microbiome–metabolome balance, driving a latent pre-inflammatory state prone to colitis. 🔗 https://ow.ly/GOhg50YQNrQ 🏷️ #GutMicrobiota #IBD

There's still time! The AGA Journals are accepting applications for a one-year editorial fellowship focused on editorial training and leadership development. ⭐Perfect for early-career GIs and PhDs ✅Applications due April 30, 11:50 p.m. EST 👩‍⚕️Learn more: https://ow.ly/cxg950YOEMw

Check out this case report ⬇️ "Over-the-Scope Endoscopic Clip as Rescue Therapy for Massive Esophageal Variceal Bleeding" 🔗 https://ow.ly/UHro50YNbyb

➡️ PLDR chemoradiation reprograms human CAF/ECM units in vitro, restricting desmoplastic expansion in pancreatic cancer. HOST-Factor quantifies stromal shifts. NCT04452357 trial results pending 🔗 https://ow.ly/SFiU50YNbwB

🌉 BRIDGE, a novel group telehealth program for MASLD, significantly improved patient knowledge, confidence, and self-efficacy, supporting scalable lifestyle interventions in hepatology care 🔗https://ow.ly/bu3K50YNbvt 🏷️ #LiverHealth #MASLD

➡️ Multimodal spatial transcriptomics reveals and histologically confirms epithelial, hematopoietic, endothelial, and stromal cell populations within the microenvironment of the developing human liver. 🔗https://ow.ly/Sy0j50YJ6fp

➡️ Integrins do more than guide T cells to the gut. In ulcerative colitis, α4β1 and α4β7 mark CD4+ T cell subsets making IL-17 vs IFN-γ. 🔗 https://ow.ly/NfT050YIwPV

➡️ This study on endoscopic management of anastomotic bleeding in 21 CD patients postoperatively aims to inform clinical decision-making for such cases. 🔗 https://ow.ly/klK050YIwOB 🏷️ #CrohnsDisease

Persistent diarrhea on immunotherapy? Think beyond irAE colitis. This case series highlights celiac disease triggered by immune-modulating drugs with important treatment implications. 🔗 https://ow.ly/5qCr50YEJXC 🏷️ #CeliacDisease #FeaturedArticle

An immune competent bioengineered colon assembloid links neuroinflammation to impaired motility, revealing neuronal and smooth muscle drivers and a new platform to study disease. 🔗 https://ow.ly/R3rV50YEJVl 🏷️ #IBD #FeaturedArticle

Check out the latest Editor's Essential Reading ➡️ "Competing Cardiometabolic Pathways of Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease" 🔗 https://ow.ly/M3TH50YEJEr

📑 Isolated anti‑HBc is the most durable marker of prior HBV infection after HBsAg loss, but it’s not always benign. It may signal resolved infection, occult HBV, or reactivation risk during immunosuppression. ➡️ https://ow.ly/xc3Q50YAOLR 🏷️ #HBV #LiverDisease 🫧#PearlsfromthePros

🫡 From Veteran Affairs, this published study shows stage at diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma and most common treatment Read more 🔗 https://ow.ly/ipFN50YAOnE 🏷️ #VA #VHA #HCC

🌊 Focused shear wave elastography, which uses novel converging shear waves beams, exhibits high concordance with Transient Elastography in a pilot cohort of patients with coexisting MASLD and obesity. 🔗 https://ow.ly/CCQS50YAO7i 🏷️ #GIHealth #MASLD

🧫 Did you know that gut microbiota plays a role in #colorectalcancer? This review article discusses how gut microbiota metabolites can suppress or promote #CRC and thus expands newer clinical applications in various treatments. 🔗 https://ow.ly/MMUk50Yvj8l#colorectalcancer?#CRC🔹 #CRCAwareness

📚 In this retrospective cohort study, GLP1-RA use was not associated with increased risk of pneumonia or other procedure-related complications among patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy. 🔗 https://ow.ly/BnIv50YxQZq 🏷️ #GLP1RA

📑 Large cross-sectional study shows increased risk of colectomy, hospitalization and mortality in male patients with ulcerative colitis compared to female patients. 🔗 https://ow.ly/Xrie50YxQJ0

➡️ CEUS and SRS revealed an occult small intestinal NET with carcinoid syndrome, guiding lanreotide therapy and PRRT planning. 🔗 https://ow.ly/rOJJ50YxMob 🏷️ #CarcinoidSyndrome #CaseReport #PRRT