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Exposure to the Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors tofacitinib and upadacitinib, as well as to JAK inhibitors as a class, appears to put individuals at increased risk of developing herpes zoster infection, with the risk increasing at higher doses, as reported in a study.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) screening strategies, particularly vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) and fibrosis-4 (FIB-4), are a cost-effective approach to reduce disease burden among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in Singapore, according to a study.

Dietary elimination with specific food trigger identification may be used in place of medical therapy for the treatment of adults with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), an immune-mediated inflammatory condition with tissue eosinophilia resulting in esophageal dysfunction, suggests a study.

Inpatients normally use analgesics for pain, with comparable rates between those with and without cirrhosis, according to a recent study. Patients with cirrhosis, especially decompensated ones, are less likely to use acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and more likely to use opioid analgesics.

Trough levels of infliximab are not predictive of the risk of short-term infectious (IC) or noninfectious complications (NIC) in adult patients with Crohn’s disease (CD), reports a study.

Weekly treatment with subcutaneous dupilumab yields improvements in histologic outcomes and symptoms in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis, according to the results of a phase III study.