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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 Clostridium difficile

Viral Co-Infections With C. Diff Add Insult to Injury

Norovirus a common accompaniment

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Surprise Billing Seen Likely for Many Colonoscopies

And would be illegal for uncomplicated procedures

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With H. Pylori, Higher-Dose PPIs May Promote Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia

Retrospective Israeli study comes with many caveats, however

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New Anemia Linked to Crohn鈥檚 Disease but Not Ulcerative Colitis Risk

Anemia seen as promising surrogate marker for preclinical CD, especially in men

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Another Presenting Sign of COVID-19

Findings support adding to the list of GI manifestations of the disease, researchers say

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Stenting an Option for Perforated Duodenal Ulcer Closure

Swedish study shows stent treatment may not differ from surgical closure for outcomes

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Ear Stimulation Eases IBS Pain in Teens

59% of users versus 26% of those given sham stimulation experienced a reduction in worst pain

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Low-Dose Aspirin Prophylaxis in Elderly Ups Risk of Serious GI Bleeds

Overall increase of about 60%, large study shows

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Fecal Transplant Curbs Irritable Bowel Symptoms in Controlled Trial

Benefit wasn't permanent, but could be restored with retransplant

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Endoscopic Procedure Wins in Early Stomach Cancer

In the U.S. and Canada, curative resection high, recurrence low -- and learning curve steep

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