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Diana Swift

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Diana Swift

Diana Swift is a freelance medical journalist based in Toronto. She has been a medical writer, editor and consumer health editor since 1988.

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A computer rendering of a tumor in the prostate

High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients Can Wait 6 Months for Surgery: Study

Can be considered low priority procedure during COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say

A child with an appendectomy scar on his stomach

COVID-19 Fears Tied to More Appendix Perforations in Kids

Visits to a pediatric emergency department in Virginia declined during pandemic

Computer rendering of a transparent body with the sigmoid colon highlighted and dotted lines marking sigmoidectomy cut lines

Elective Sigmoidectomy Boosts QOL in Recurrent Diverticulitis

Surgical management associated with more major complications than standard therapy

A close up of a man clutching his abdomen which is highlighted in red

More Evidence Early Mortality Persists in IBD

Canadian study shows treatment advances haven't erased lifespan deficit

ACG over a computer rendering of the gastrointestinal tract

New-Onset Diabetes and Pancreas Cysts a Risky Mix

Study provides support for assessing diabetes markers in pancreatic cyst surveillance

ACG over a computer rendering of the gastrointestinal tract

Initial GI Symptoms Independently Tied to Poor COVID-19 Outcomes

Separate study finds diarrhea as a presenting symptom portended worse disease

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Kiwifruit Better Tolerated Than Prunes or Psyllium for Chronic Constipation

Kiwi tied to fewer adverse events and greater patient satisfaction

ACG over a computer rendering of the gastrointestinal tract

More Data Tie Biologics to Fewer Colectomies in Ulcerative Colitis

Temporal trends analysis found reduction coincided with linear increase in prevalence of biologic medication

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Anal Cancer on the Rise in U.S., Especially in Women

Whites also had a higher risk than Blacks for HPV-linked disease

A sampling container for fecal immunochemical testing

FIT Could Accurately Rule Out CRC in Symptomatic Patients

Outperforms symptoms in sensitivity and equals colonoscopy at 2 碌g/g hemoglobin cutoff

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