Have you enjoyed following the papers that will take part in the #FGCup?? Well, lucky for you, there is a podcast discussing all the papers, why we chose them and even pinning down the Editor in Chief Phil Smith on which one he wants to see crowned! Listen below! #FGCup

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Read this A review of reported adverse events for medications to treat alcohol use disorder From Soo Young Hwang we must reduce alcohol use in people with liver disease And to increase uptake of useful tools … we need stop repeating that naltrexone is hepatotoxic

This is when things get interesting for #FGCup! Hepatology vs colonic stents! Who will get a space in the finals! 3 days to vote! "From O'Shaughnessy to opportunity: innovating hepatology trials in the UK" vs "Colonic stents - who, when, where" fg.bmj.com/content/15/5/3…

Really inspirational BASL talk by Ryan Buchanan in inequalities in Liver health. Would be interested to hear if other services have reviewed who DNAs clinic and tried to change their service in light of the data

Trying to address big unmet needs in cirrhosis care through broad stakeholder engagement in this excellent initiative to identify research priorities- vote hep!

Every vote counts, vote hep trials!

Glad to see hepatology leading the charge on all fronts!

So glad to be involved in AlcoChange study, recruited our 8th patient today NorthBristolGastroHep

Data on the bugs that cause SBP is so old UNTIL NOW! Thank you Nadim Mahmud Varies with Child Class. Staph is climbing the charts! pdfs.journals.lww.com/hepcomm/2025/0…

What's next after melaena and a negative OGD? 💊 📷 Panenteric capsule endoscopy prevented unnecessary lower GI endoscopy in 70% of patients in this multi-centre observational study from Yeo and colleagues #onlinefirst in FG: fg.bmj.com/content/early/… Gio McGinty

Utterly utterly shameful treatment of Zelensky by Trump. A miserable example of the strong lording it over the weak.

The Novo Nordisk Foundation - which makes money from obesity drugs - is holding a meeting with food industry funded scientists to 'redefine' an unhealthy diet. This is bad for public health and more than 80 of the world's leading independent food scientists are calling for a boycott. 🧵

New BASL decomp bundle out. Key now for effective IT systems to implement it as routine care to provide consistently high standards for acute decompensated liver disease wherever you are in the UK fg.bmj.com/content/early/…

Frontline Gastro is gaining a reputation as *the* place for high quality, clinically relevant research to be rapidly reviewed and published. Kudos to the St Mark's Hospital team for this and to Phil Smith for leading the journal effort

I think terms 'tsunami' 'epidemic' should be banned from X and presentations by non public health experts who have a professional vested interest in hyping the prevalence of their personal clinical specialty. Anyone else noticed the 'tidal wave' of these terms??

Both barrels from Sarah Olney on the inadequacy of the Equality Impact Assessments for the Leadbeater Bill. But just look at Christine Jardine MP’s body language as Sarah Olney speaks. Jardine is the Liberal Democrats equalities spokesperson

Love the suggestion of pickle juice for cramps in Test Match Special - I recommend for my patients with liver disease who get cramps. Want a job in my clinic?? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35416793/