An Argument for Losing Weight Prior to Bariatric Surgery Study suggests reduction in already low mortality risk May 14, 2020
Environmental Chemical Exposure Tied to Celiac Disease Risk was much higher in females than males May 12, 2020
Blood Test Promising as Colorectal Cancer Screen In early study, better numbers than with current alternatives to colonoscopy May 07, 2020
Ranitidine Cancer Risk: Health Records Offer Reassurance Huge study finds no indication that nitrosamine contamination affected real-world outcomes May 05, 2020
For IBS Patients, Cannabis Linked to Fewer Rehospitalizations, Shorter Stays 30-day readmission rate and overall costs were lower in cannabis users May 05, 2020
Fatty Liver Afflicts Most 9/11 'Ground Zero' Workers Researchers blame toxin exposure during recovery and cleanup effort Apr 30, 2020
AGA: Pause IBD Meds When Patients Have COVID-19 Biologics and other drugs best delayed, new guidance suggests Apr 14, 2020
Heat-Inactivated Probiotic May Ease IBS Symptoms Patients report improvement with non-viable bacteria in placebo-controlled trial Apr 09, 2020
Some COVID-19 Patients Present With GI Symptoms Only And these cases may be unknowingly spreading virus, authors say Mar 31, 2020
Liraglutide a Viable Add-On for Kids With Obesity Numerically small but statistically and clinically significant benefit Mar 31, 2020
'Gently' Zapping Gut With Electricity Relieved Constipation in Women TES holds promise for patients with refractory constipation symptoms Mar 25, 2020
Respiratory and GI Symptoms? Don't Rule Out COVID-19 Commentary also urges PPE use given potential fecal shedding of virus Mar 17, 2020
CRC: Upfront, Re-Introduction of FOLFOXIRI Most Effective, but at What Cost? Modest survival improvement comes with side effects, toxicity even in healthiest patients Mar 13, 2020
Study: COVID-19 Is Also Spread by Fecal-Oral Route Also new: Like SARS, COVID-19 may induce liver damage Mar 09, 2020
Study: Robotic Whipple Has Advantages Over Open Surgery But the learning curve is steep, researchers caution Mar 06, 2020
Electrical Stimulation Tx Promising for Refractory Constipation Durable and clinically significant improvement seen in small trial Mar 04, 2020
Most Smokers Who Quit Before Bariatric Surgery End Up Smoking Again Even some nonsmokers picked up the habit, despite the risks Feb 21, 2020
Dumpster Diver Eats Sushi From Gas Station. What Happened Next? Fishy food habits send this money-saving college student to the hospital Feb 20, 2020
Escalating Stelara Dose Possible in Unresponsive Crohn's Real-world data demonstrates efficacy among subpopulation Jan 26, 2020
Colectomies for UC Decline in the Era of Biologics But use of multiple new agents may mean procedure for ulcerative colitis is just delayed Jan 25, 2020
Physiological Stress Measures Predict Ulcerative Colitis Flares Unpacking the link between the brain and the microbiome Jan 25, 2020
Informed Consent: Docs Should Ask Permission to Touch It's 2020, and no, it's not implied by patient's mere presence in exam room Jan 16, 2020
'Dark Waters': Behind-the-Scenes With Attorney Who Took on DuPont Chemical in Teflon was "completely unregulated" when Robert Bilott went after corporate giant Dec 19, 2019
With More Healthcare in IBD Comes Better Outcomes Increases in ED visits and cost, but decline in length of stay, mortality Dec 16, 2019
Pediatric IBD Patients Face Multiple Psych Issues But vast majority have no record of receiving mental health services, study finds Dec 14, 2019
Confirmed: TNF Inhibitors Don't Raise Cancer Risk Reassurance from national study in Denmark Dec 13, 2019
C. Diff Carriers May Pose Hidden Infection Threat Small study finds almost 40% of carriers developed symptoms within 6 months Dec 11, 2019
More Evidence That Aspirin Can Stave Off Death PLCO follow-up data support protective effect Dec 04, 2019
First-Line Combo Improves Survival in Advanced HCC Decreases in overall survival, progression-free survival hazards by almost 50% compared with sorafenib Nov 22, 2019
Reassurance on Live-Virus Shingles Vax With Anti-TNFs Randomized trial indicates fears of infection unfounded Nov 11, 2019
Time to Rethink BMI Cutoff for Bariatric Surgery? The point isn't weight loss, researcher argues, but treatment for diabetes, hypertension, and other comorbidities Nov 06, 2019
Study: Fecal Transplants Cut Sepsis Risk in Patients With C. Diff FMT also tied to shorter length of hospital stay, better overall survival vs antibiotics Nov 04, 2019
Constipation in Older Adults Improved With Biofeedback Small retrospective study extends efficacy observed in younger patients Oct 31, 2019
Horror Stories Underscore FMT Risks Two E. coli infections with one fatal, transmitted to trial patients by same donor Oct 30, 2019
Eosinophilic Esophagitis Responds to Steroid Majority of previously treated patients responded to oral formulation of topical budesonide Oct 28, 2019
Imagine Dragons’ Frontman Lives With Two Chronic Diseases Dan Reynolds deals with UC and ankylosing spondylitis Oct 24, 2019
18 Common Drugs Tied to Altered Gut Microbiome PPIs, oral antidiabetics, antibiotics, and laxatives had most impact Oct 23, 2019
Does Zantac Break Down Into a Carcinogen? Rather than contamination, "the fundamental problem is that it's an unstable molecule" Oct 03, 2019
