Aspirin and CRC Risk: A Curious Age Connection Implications for prophylactic recommendations, researchers say Jan 21, 2021
Drug Hits Target in Advanced Biliary Cancer Responses in up to a third of patients with FGFR inhibitor infigratinib Jan 19, 2021
New Target to Attack in Stomach Cancer PFS, OS improved with fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibitor in non-HER2 disease Jan 16, 2021
Gut Microbiome and COVID-19 Severity: New Evidence for Link Lab study finds certain patterns associated with more serious illness Jan 11, 2021
COVID-19: A Clear Affinity for the Digestive System GI manifestations may be a red flag for more severe disease and worse outcomes Jan 04, 2021
Diet Curbs GERD Beyond Acid Suppressants Study finds five anti-reflux behaviors could prevent almost 40% of the symptoms in women Jan 04, 2021
Laparoscopic Lavage a Safe Option in Perforated Diverticulitis No difference versus resection in long-term severe complications, but recurrence more common Dec 29, 2020
GI Bleeds Tied to Worse Prognosis for COVID-19 Inpatients Anticoagulation or antiplatelet agents not tied to higher risk of bleeding in cohort study Dec 22, 2020
Young-Onset Esophageal Cancer Rapidly Increasing Physicians should be on the alert for younger patients with dysphagia, researchers urge Dec 16, 2020
IBD and COVID-19: Who Is at Risk? Worse outcomes for older patients and those with comorbidities and on steroids Dec 12, 2020
Can Some Treatments Be Stopped in IBD? With combination therapy, some patients successfully withdrew the TNF inhibitor Dec 11, 2020
Ozanimod a Winner in Ulcerative Colitis S1P receptor modulator effective for both induction and maintenance Dec 10, 2020
Smoking Worsens Crohn's Disease Smokers were more likely to have stricturing or penetrating disease, Canadian study showed Dec 10, 2020
COVID-19 Fears Tied to More Appendix Perforations in Kids Visits to a pediatric emergency department in Virginia declined during pandemic Dec 04, 2020
C-Section Babies More Likely to Develop Infections in Early Childhood Potential microbiome effect? Nov 19, 2020
Elective Sigmoidectomy Boosts QOL in Recurrent Diverticulitis Surgical management associated with more major complications than standard therapy Nov 18, 2020
COVID-19 and MIS-C: Two Diseases, One Virus in Kids Both clinical profiles and even outcomes varied, researcher says Nov 17, 2020
Non-Cardiac Surgery Poses 'Sobering' Risks for People With LVADs MACE rate reached as high as 16.9% after some procedures Nov 12, 2020
More Evidence Early Mortality Persists in IBD Canadian study shows treatment advances haven't erased lifespan deficit Nov 09, 2020
Gut Bacteria for Psoriasis; Long-Term Hair Growth; COVID and STDs Selected presentations from the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology virtual conference Nov 05, 2020
Bariatric Surgery in Heart Failure Andrew Perry, MD, delves into its role with Radha Gopalan, MD Nov 02, 2020 podcast
Initial GI Symptoms Independently Tied to Poor COVID-19 Outcomes Separate study finds diarrhea as a presenting symptom portended worse disease Oct 27, 2020
Kiwifruit Better Tolerated Than Prunes or Psyllium for Chronic Constipation Kiwi tied to fewer adverse events and greater patient satisfaction Oct 26, 2020
More Data Tie Biologics to Fewer Colectomies in Ulcerative Colitis Temporal trends analysis found reduction coincided with linear increase in prevalence of biologic medication Oct 26, 2020
Anal Cancer on the Rise in U.S., Especially in Women Whites also had a higher risk than Blacks for HPV-linked disease Oct 26, 2020
Bariatric Surgery Boosts Life Expectancy, Long-Term Data Show Gain of 3 years in Swedish study Oct 14, 2020
Surprise Billing Seen Likely for Many Colonoscopies And would be illegal for uncomplicated procedures Oct 12, 2020
With H. Pylori, Higher-Dose PPIs May Promote Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia Retrospective Israeli study comes with many caveats, however Sep 24, 2020
Positive Anti-PD-1 Data in Gastric, Esophageal Cancer Better OS, PFS with nivolumab, pembrolizumab in advanced/metastatic disease Sep 23, 2020
New Anemia Linked to Crohn’s Disease but Not Ulcerative Colitis Risk Anemia seen as promising surrogate marker for preclinical CD, especially in men Sep 11, 2020
Olympic Ice Dancer's Renal Cell Carcinoma Maia Shibutani is "embracing the moment" and raising money for healthcare workers Sep 10, 2020
Why Does This Pregnant Woman Have Rectal Bleeding? Getting a diagnosis was crucial, but options were limited for safe investigation Sep 08, 2020
Another Presenting Sign of COVID-19 Findings support adding to the list of GI manifestations of the disease, researchers say Aug 28, 2020
More Evidence Heartburn Drug May Help COVID-19 Patients Another observational study adds fuel to the fire, but more research is needed Aug 17, 2020
Stenting an Option for Perforated Duodenal Ulcer Closure Swedish study shows stent treatment may not differ from surgical closure for outcomes Aug 16, 2020
Ear Stimulation Eases IBS Pain in Teens 59% of users versus 26% of those given sham stimulation experienced a reduction in worst pain Aug 14, 2020
Study: Pot Use Doesn't Compromise Weight Loss Surgery But other findings suggest users could benefit from psych counseling Aug 14, 2020