Pan-PPAR Agonist 'Promising' for NASH Patients But experts expressed concern over potential GI side effects Oct 20, 2021
First Interchangeable Humira Biosimilar Approved Cyltezo nabs coveted "interchangeable" status for RA, inflammatory bowel disease, and more Oct 18, 2021
Precedex in Abdominal Surgery May Speed Up GI Function Recovery Intraoperative use of dexmedetomidine in older adults also led to shorter hospital stays Oct 14, 2021
Who Performs More Endoscopies During GI Training, Women or Men? Survey finds lower total colonoscopies and EGDs completed by female GI fellows Oct 13, 2021
When It Comes to Hep B Vaccine, Three Antigens May Be Better Than One Vaccine licensed in Israel, but not yet in the U.S. Oct 12, 2021
Colchicine Promising for Autoimmune Pancreatitis? Case studies of two young men in Italy show benefit, but expert urges caution Oct 11, 2021
A Cup of Joe to Thwart Liver Fibrosis? How About Four Study finds protective benefit with high consumption, though not for fatty liver disease Oct 08, 2021
What's Behind the Racial Differences in Women's Cancer Screening? Existing medical conditions and social factors are likely driving gaps, researchers found Sep 24, 2021
Fully Automated Capsule Endoscopy Feasible for Gastric Exams Minimally invasive, magnetically controlled capsule comparable to conventional endoscopy Sep 23, 2021
Study Finds More Later-Stage CRC Diagnoses During Pandemic Japanese registry data reveals increase in stage III colorectal cancer, drops in earlier disease Sep 22, 2021
Can Lighter-Weight Mesh Cut Pain in Open Ventral Hernia Repair? Head-to-head trial pits medium-weight polypropylene meshes against heavy-weight mesh Sep 16, 2021
AI's Help in Colonoscopy Led to Fewer Missed Adenomas U.S. study explores benefit of newer technology in colon cancer screening, surveillance Sep 15, 2021
IBD and Pediatric Arthritis: Exploring the Link Risk factors include enthesitis, family history, and etanercept use Sep 15, 2021
Death Disparity in Black Liver Transplant Patients Warrants Action The survival gap between Black and white patients has only gotten worse Sep 13, 2021
Long-Term Costs, Outcomes of Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Roux-en-Y Unexpected findings in large-scale 4-year Canadian study Sep 09, 2021
More Evidence Supports CRC Screening at Younger Ages Historical data among adults ages 45 to 50 show ominous trends Sep 08, 2021
Minimally Invasive Surgery Shows Benefit in Colon Cancer Patients started adjuvant therapy faster, had shorter hospital stays compared to open resections Sep 07, 2021
Hernia Surgery Went Well. Then Why Did the Patient Regret Having It? Researchers seek answers to baffling question Sep 04, 2021
When Trying to Learn GI Surgery, Steer Clear of Dr. YouTube Quality was in the eye of the beholder, and experience played a role Sep 03, 2021
'What Goes Up, Must Come Down' You might be surprised at what turns up in patients' rectums, unless you're an ED doc Sep 01, 2021
FDA Slaps Restrictions on JAK Inhibitors Over Serious Safety Risks Use for inflammatory conditions limited to those who fail on TNF blockers Sep 01, 2021
Maybe Avoid These Specialists for Your Next Colonoscopy Certain specialties performed better quality colonoscopies than others, meta-analysis finds Aug 27, 2021
High-Dose HBV Revaccination Better Protects HIV Patients Phase III trial saw more and longer-lasting responses with double the dose Aug 24, 2021
Can Liver Donor Biomarker Predict Liver Transplant Rejection? Findings could support a patient-centered approach to liver transplantation, expert says Aug 23, 2021
Liver Transplant Sex Disparities Vanish With Living-Donor Access Women who qualified for deceased donor organs had significantly worse MELD scores Aug 18, 2021
Herbal Weight-Loss Supplement Tied to Severe Liver Damage Garcinia cambogia and green tea led to clinically indistinguishable liver injury Aug 17, 2021
Incomplete Polyp Resection Proves Tricky Business for Cancer Risk Expert stresses the importance of high-quality colonoscopy Aug 13, 2021
Proton Pump Inhibitors and IBD: What's the Link? Use tied to "modest" increase in risk for ulcerative colitis, Crohn's in observational studies Aug 12, 2021
Time to Break the Abstinence Rule Before Liver Transplants? Small study suggests alternative criteria to the "6-month rule" may be needed Aug 11, 2021
Colonoscopy Obstacles for Vulnerable Patients After an Abnormal FIT Some factors cited by staff at safety net health systems could be modifiable Aug 10, 2021
Probiotics Show Promise for Symptoms of Functional GI Disorders Small pilot study suggested clinical benefit, acceptable safety profile Aug 06, 2021
COVID-19 Antibody Response in IBD Patients Quickly Wanes Canadian study emphasizes importance of vaccination in this population, researcher says Aug 04, 2021
When Patients With Functional GI Issues Felt Better, They Got Better Improvements in psychological, clinical factors tied to reduced dyspepsia symptoms Aug 03, 2021
Two Ulcerative Colitis Biologics: Same Clinical Difference? One may have additional clinical benefits, post-hoc analysis suggested Aug 02, 2021
Ethics Consult: Is Oil Tycoon's Billboard for Liver Donor Ethical? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Jul 30, 2021
Shingrix OK'd for Immunocompromised Adults CDC's vaccine committee currently discussing vaccine for this population, manufacturer says Jul 26, 2021
New-Onset IBD and IL-17 Inhibitors: What Is the Risk? Underlying inflammatory disease severity should be taken into account Jul 21, 2021
