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Gastroenterology

News, opinions and meeting coverage in gastroenterology.

Minor Psychiatric Disorders Don't Predict GERD

No significant correlations with anxiety, depression found in prospective study

Medicaid or No Insurance Tied to Higher Death Risk in HCV

All public plans lead to higher mortality rates, according to 10-year study

Steroid Treatment Relieves Lymphocytic Colitis

Oral budesonide was superior to placebo and mesalazine

Adalimumab Best on Costs in Ulcerative Colitis

Study conducted in Canada

Don't Expect Much from YouTube Vids Labeled for Colon Cancer

In many, "content of minimal or no relevance"

Pancreatic Ca Gets 20-Month Survival Boost

Aggressive post-surgery chemo regimen touted as new standard of care

Hepatitis D: The 'Forgotten Virus' is Still Here

More attention to screening, treatment is needed, say experts

Pre-Surgical CRT May Boost Survival in Pancreatic Ca

Further data needed to clarify best approach and who would benefit most

Hot Chemo Fails in Rare Cancer

HIPEC and surgery equals surgery alone in peritoneal carcinomatosis

Family History of Young-Onset Colon Ca Needs Better Screening

Only one in four young-onset cases met early screening criteria

Evidence Grows for Colon Cancer Occurrence in Younger People

Alarming increases in people ages

Racial Gaps Persist in ALD Patients Eligible for Transplant

Disparities found regarding liver transplant, mortality

Arthroplasty Safe in IBD Patients on Anti-TNF

Higher risks of infection in patients on steroids

DDW 2018: Combining Insights Across 番茄社区

Topics will range from microbiome research to HCV cures

Platelet Stimulator OK'd for Liver Disease Patients with Scheduled Procedures

Avatrombopag (Doptelet) is first drug approved for this indication

CBT Tops Acupuncture for Treating Insomnia in Cancer Survivors

But both methods provide alternative to sleeping pills

Only Advanced Adenomas Confer Colorectal Cancer Risk

Risk with non-advanced lesions no greater than with no lesions at all

Survival Prognosis Still Poor for Alcoholic Hepatitis

Four decades of no improvement show urgent need for better treatments

Drug Choices Safe in Pediatric Gut Infections

Finding validates clinical practice in complicated intra-abdominal infections

Probiotics Fail in Kids' Acute Gastroenteritis

Two studies yield markedly similar results

FDA Panel Gives Celecoxib Positive CV Safety Grade

Votes 15-5 that it is non-inferior to naproxen, ibuprofen

It's Official! Curing Patients Is Bad for Business

Milton Packer describes the end result of profit-dominated drug development

Back to Work After Esophagectomy?

Only 40% had full occupational recovery by 1 year

Novel Non-Bile FXR Agonist Promising in PBC Patients

Phase II trial interim analysis found dose-dependent response, good safety profile

Biliary Fibrosis Stabilized with Obeticholic Acid

Biopsy study supports anti-fibrosis properties of agent

Hepatitis C Treatments Reduce Transplants

Therapies also appear to reduce liver-related mortality

Laparoscopy OK for Penetrating Injuries

Fewer than 20% needed laparotomy for abdominal wound repair

Europe Gets Updated HCV Tx Guidelines

EASL panel touts 'ease of use' of direct-acting antivirals

SIRT + Sorafenib = No Survival Bump in Liver Cancer

But clinical benefits suggested in certain patients with less severe disease

TAP Block Cuts Post-Op Opioid Need in Bariatric Surgery

Less rescue medication needed and shorter length of stay with local anesthesia technique

Resting Heart Rate May Predict Colon Cancer Recurrence

Highest rates 5 years after curative treatment 'meaningful' independent risk factor

Bariatric Surgery Alters Gene Expression

Inflammatory, metabolic pathways overexpressed as 'hungry intestine' remodels gut

Novel Drug Reverses Anticoagulation in Emergencies

Andexanet stops 90% of action of factor Xa inhibitors

Perioperative Beta Blockers Trade Fewer MIs for More Deaths

Issue of safety highlighted again in POISE analysis

Stringent Diet May Suppress Gluten Neuropathy

Compliance with a gluten-free diet may help the pain

Pancreatitis Raises Risk of Later Cancer

Likelihood of pancreatic cancer increased beyond 5 years after the acute episode

ACIP Backs Hep A Vax in Outbreaks

Unanimous vote to support use as post-exposure prophylaxis

ACIP Reinstates FluMist for 2018-2019 Flu Season

Committee persuaded by new efficacy analyses

A Role for Budesonide in Autoimmune Hepatitis?

Effective second-line treatment after prednisolone failure

Combo Therapy Doubles PFS in Unresectable HCC

Chemoembolization plus sorafenib tops embolization alone

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