Mayo Scrubs HCQ Data; Pharmacy Walkout Averted; Springsteen's Peptic Ulcer Disease Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Sep 28, 2023
Cancer Risk in NAFLD Higher With Early Disease Onset 52% greater risk of malignancy for patients diagnosed with fatty liver disease before age 45 Sep 27, 2023
When Screening Guidelines Collide, Who Wins? A closer look at conflicting colorectal cancer screening recommendations Sep 26, 2023
Heavy Drinking Not Tied to Lower Response to DAAs for Hepatitis C Therapy should not be restricted based on alcohol use, researchers say Sep 26, 2023
COVID Conspiracies Return; Norovirus on the Hiking Trail; 2nd Pig Heart Transplanted Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Sep 25, 2023
Fentanyl Death Trends; Food Additives and Heart Disease Also in TTHealthWatch: MDMA and PTSD, and esophageal erosion and cancer Sep 23, 2023 podcast
Another Win for Biomarker-Driven Thromboprophylaxis for Patients With Cancer Threefold risk reduction with enoxaparin in high-risk gastrointestinal, lung cancers Sep 21, 2023
Fewer Serious Problems With Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal Than Robotic Surgery Robotic-assisted cholecystectomy tied to higher rate of bile duct injury in older adults Sep 20, 2023
Delaying Esophageal Cancer Surgery After Neoadjuvant CRT Fails in Trial Histological complete response rates no better and survival appears worse Sep 19, 2023
Large Study Eases Fears Over Zantac-Cancer Link In multinational cohort, cancer incidence with pulled drug no different than other H2RAs Sep 19, 2023
Could Cetuximab Maintenance Play a Role in RAS Wild-Type Metastatic CRC? Strategy tied to better outcomes but fails to meet primary goal of phase II trial Sep 18, 2023
Child Develops Voluminous Diarrhea After Amoxicillin Discordant test results complicate diagnosis of suspected C. difficile Sep 18, 2023
Non-Erosive GERD May Not Increase Risk of Esophageal Cancer Study shows similar incidence rates to general population, unlike for those with erosive GERD Sep 18, 2023
Is Being a Night Owl Unhealthy? CRC Screening Not Recommended Enough Also in TTHealthWatch: CVD death and obesity Sep 16, 2023 podcast
Blood Test Accurately Diagnosed Celiac Disease in Adults But biopsy should still remain standard, expert advised Sep 14, 2023
Study Links Being Breastfed to Cancer Risk in Adulthood But researchers say the established benefits likely outweigh any potential risk Sep 08, 2023
Opioid-Free Discharge After Pancreatic Resection Can Be Achieved, Study Shows Findings offer a blueprint for other hospitals to reduce post-surgical opioid use Sep 06, 2023
Adding Regorafenib in First-Line 'Promising' in Gastric Cancer Including TKI with nivolumab plus FOLFOX deemed safe in metastatic esophagogastric disease Sep 05, 2023
Positive Airway Pressure Linked to Less Late-Night Heartburn Problems Wheezing, nocturnal gastroesophageal reflux symptoms decreased in PAP users, study finds Aug 31, 2023
Gut Microbiome Study Yields Clues to Melanoma Development, Progression Differences between patients and volunteers, early- vs late-stage may help guide management Aug 31, 2023
Atopic Dermatitis Linked to Increased IBD Risk in Adults and Kids Risk increased with severity of atopic dermatitis across both groups, cohort study shows Aug 30, 2023
U.S. Unveils First 10 Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations Treatments for heart failure, Crohn's disease, and diabetes make the list Aug 29, 2023
AI-Aided Colonoscopy Flops for Advanced Neoplasia Detection in Trial Meta-analysis turns up similar findings, though increased ADR overall Aug 28, 2023
Does Cancer Screening Actually Extend Lives? A series of articles look at whether the benefits for the few warrant the harms for the many Aug 28, 2023
Doctors, Patients Try to Shame Insurers to Reverse Prior Auth Denials Many have taken to social media to get tests, drugs, and treatments approved Aug 27, 2023
Early Cholecystectomy Questioned for More Severe Acute Biliary Pancreatitis Retrospective analysis suggests worse outcomes versus delayed procedure Aug 25, 2023
Novel KRAS Inhibitor Leads to Durable Responses in Multiple Tumor Types More than half of patients with NSCLC, more than a third of those with CRC responded to divarasib Aug 23, 2023
Ultra-Rare Immune System Disease Gets First FDA-Approved Treatment Pozelimab reduced hospitalizations, albumin transfusions in CHAPLE disease patients Aug 18, 2023
Gene Therapy Promising for Rare Jaundice Syndrome Early-phase data suggest a dose that can keep bilirubin in check without hours of phototherapy Aug 16, 2023
FDA OKs First Liver-Directed Treatment for Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Hepzato Kit melphalan delivery system produced objective responses in 36% of patients Aug 15, 2023
Proton Pump Inhibitors Linked to Serious Infection Risk in Children PPI use should be limited in infants and children, study suggests Aug 14, 2023
Most Appendicitis Patients See Good Long-Term Outcomes With Conservative Tx Decades after antibiotic treatment, 60% of patients had avoided appendectomy Aug 10, 2023
Dementia Risk Linked With Cumulative Heartburn Med Use, Analysis Suggests Study adds to the ongoing discussion about proton pump inhibitors and cognition Aug 09, 2023
Study Questions Relationship Between Hospital Competition and Surgical Quality Outcomes were mixed, depending on the operation Aug 02, 2023
Should Surgery Be Offered for Malignant Bowel Obstruction? Study finds no benefit in terms of days alive and out of the hospital, but symptom burden eased Aug 02, 2023
ACP Sticks With Age 50 for Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidance conflicts with other new recommendations that screening start at age 45 Aug 01, 2023
Multi-Cancer Early Detection: 20th-Century Fiction Becomes Reality These tests could soon become a valuable addition to current cancer screening tools Aug 01, 2023
Rotavirus Hospitalization in Kids Linked to Autoimmune Disease Later On Higher risks for arthritis, connective tissue disorders, other diseases seen in Korean study Jul 26, 2023
Gut Biome Altered in Inflammatory Arthritis, but Causal Direction Unclear Authors of new study ready to exonerate intestinal flora as a cause of joint disease Jul 26, 2023
