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Large VA study shows potential benefit for one group, risk for the rest

Patients hospitalized due to GI bleeding less likely to die from it, French researchers found

GERDx device improved quality of life; not so much for esophageal acid exposure

New info stresses knowing patients' antibiotic exposure and doing drug susceptibility testing

Retrospective Israeli study comes with many caveats, however

Huge study finds no indication that nitrosamine contamination affected real-world outcomes

PPIs, oral antidiabetics, antibiotics, and laxatives had most impact

Incidental findings can have important clinical implications in obese patients

Four-society meeting has plenty to offer across and among specialties

CHICAGO -- Placement of a nasogastric tube for determining treatment of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding may be unnecessary since almost all these patients will eventually undergo an endoscopic procedure, researchers argued here.

CHICAGO -- Patients who underwent abdominal or pelvic CT imaging with a low-osmolar contrast agent reported more discomfort during the exam than patients who received an iso-osmolar agent, researchers said here.

Nine specialty groups have listed tests and treatments that are frequently overused, such as antibiotics for sinus attacks and CT scans for low back pain, in the first phase of a long-term project.

A breath test for Helicobacter pylori infection available for adults may also be used in children and teens.