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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 fatty liver.

Lines Blur Between Non-Alcoholic and Alcoholic Fatty Liver

Diagnostic criteria for disease types need updating for better patient stratification

Enoxaparin May Be Underdosed for CRC Surgery Patients

Standard dose yielded low anticoagulation levels in 68% but no increase in venous thromboembolism

MAP: Just a Suspect or Proven Perp in Crohn鈥檚?

Debate over mycobacterium paratuberculosis as major CD cause mirrors Helicobacter pylori saga

A bottle of inulin over a medical illustration of the gut microbiome.

Inulin Boosts Insulin Sensitivity in Overweight Adults

Benefits appear related to changes in gut propionate and amino acids

A 3D rendering of a man with an inflamed esophagus, his hand is at his throat.

Budesonide Tablet Tx Promising for EoE

Locally active corticosteroid induced complete remission in PPI-refractory eosinophilic esophagitis

High-Dose Albumin Cuts Cirrhotic Inflammation, Heart Dysfunction

Impact on inflammatory cytokines and circulation goes beyond plasma volume expansion

Less Resource-Intense Modes Boost Access to IBS Hypnotherapy

Group, online, nurse-delivered, and self-directed protocols are helping patients at earlier stages

Entyvio Tops Humira in Head-to-Head UC trial

More vedolizumab patients achieved clinical remission, mucosal healing in VARSITY trial

One-Time FIT Adequately Detects CRC but Not Advanced Adenomas

Accuracy depends on varying test thresholds for positive result

Colonoscopy Misses More Adenomas Than Thought

Forget 'one and done' -- adenomas per positive colonoscopy better measure of quality, researchers say

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