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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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For Your Patients: New Directions in Endometriosis

The future looks brighter for those suffering from this disabling disease

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Endometriosis: Mitigating Risk, Progression, and Severity

Though many are not, some risk factors are amenable to modification

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For Your Patients: Lessening the Risk and Severity of Endometriosis

Some risk factors can't be changed, but you can take action to reduce others

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Endometriosis Links to Inflammatory Conditions and Other Diseases

Immune-related disorders, cardiovascular disease -- and slightly elevated risks for some cancers

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For Your Patients: The Links Between Endometriosis and Other Diseases

Risk of associated conditions is low, but maintaining a healthy lifestyle is crucial

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Endometriosis: Why Is Research Funding So Low?

Despite broad prevalence and high costs, endometriosis research is greatly underfunded

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For Your Patients: 10 Key Q&As About the Burden of Endometriosis

The inflammatory condition is common, costly, and life-disrupting

Loren Laine on a PPI Versus Vonoprazan for Healing Erosive Esophagitis

The potassium-competitive acid blocker was noninferior overall and better for severe disease

Heather Armstrong on How Some Dietary Fibers Worsen IBD

Unfermented beta-fructan fibers fuel inflammation in microbiomes with reduced fermentive function

Madhusudan Grover on Distinct Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patient Subsets

Seven clusters beyond bowel patterns may help tailor care

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