New treatment offers hope for short-bowel syndrome patients

(American Gastroenterological Association) A new drug, teduglutide, offers significant relief for patients with short-bowel syndrome intestinal failure who are reliant on intravenous nutrition, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news