GLP-2 Analog Reduces Need for Parenteral Support in Patients With Rare GI Condition Better outcomes in short bowel syndrome and intestinal failure with apraglutide vs placebo May 23, 2024
Blood Test for Colon Cancer Screening May Miss Some Precancers, FDA Staff Says Shield could boost screening compliance, but has low sensitivity for advanced adenomas May 22, 2024
Endoscopic Ablation Reduces 'Hunger Hormone,' Yields Weight Loss in Early Trial First-in-human study targets ghrelin production with mucosal ablation as obesity treatment May 21, 2024
Healthcare Use Reduced When Female Gastroenterologists See Patients Female patients appeared to derive the greatest benefit, researchers say May 21, 2024
Can Robots Make Gallbladder Surgery Safer? Observational study suggests benefit compared with laparoscopic surgery May 20, 2024
Gastrointestinal Bleeding More Common in Advanced CKD Risk was significantly higher regardless of dialysis status May 19, 2024
For Most, Rotavirus Is Now Just Another Cause of Gastroenteritis Some patients may need testing, IV rehydration, experts say May 08, 2024
Colonoscopy Near Time of Joint Replacement Doesn't Increase Infection Risk However, several comorbidities, male sex may play a role May 07, 2024
Rare Pregnancy Problem Linked to Thiopurines, FDA Says Agency finds risk for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy mostly in IBD, lupus patients May 03, 2024
Antibiotics in Infancy Tied to Higher Risk for Atopic Dermatitis An increased number of antibiotic courses corresponded to a dose-response-like increased risk Apr 29, 2024
Breast Milk Enema Helps Preterm Infants Pass Meconium Infants also moved to enteral feeding faster, randomized Chinese trial showed Apr 22, 2024
Rotavirus: Then and Now Many pediatric hospital residents "have never seen a case of rotavirus," said Paul Offit, MD Apr 18, 2024
Rotavirus Still Ranks High as Cause of Acute Gastroenteritis in Children Recent research sheds light on how the virus can cause such severe symptoms Apr 18, 2024
FDA Slaps Embolization Device With Class I Recall After Deaths Increased bowel ischemia risk when Obsidio Embolic is used for lower GI bleeds Apr 17, 2024
Oral Antibiotics Alone Miss the Mark for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis But adverse events, quality of life, and patient satisfaction similar to oral/IV approach Apr 17, 2024
Bispecific Checkpoint Inhibitor Improves Survival in Advanced Gastric/GEJ Cancer Almost 50% improvement in median survival, but against a suboptimal control regimen Apr 10, 2024
Chemotherapy/ICI Combos Falter as Second-Line Treatment for Gastric Cancer FOLFIRI plus durvalumab, with or without tremelimumab, no help after first-line chemotherapy Apr 04, 2024
Telehealth Improves Hepatitis C Treatment in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Facilitated telemedicine embedded into opioid treatment programs boosted HCV cure rates Apr 03, 2024
GLP-1 Users May Have Increased Endoscopy-Related Aspiration Pneumonia Risk Overall incidence is still low, however Apr 01, 2024
Kate Middleton's Cancer: What to Know About 'Preventative' Chemotherapy And what abdominal surgery could mean in the context of cancer Mar 26, 2024
Reconsider Insertion of Abdominal Drains After Distal Pancreatectomy, Study Suggests Rate of major morbidity was non-inferior in the no-drain group compared with the drain group Mar 25, 2024
Concomitant SSRI and Oral Anticoagulant Use Tied to Major Bleeding Risk Patients taking both drugs should be closely monitored, researchers advised Mar 22, 2024
FDA Tries to Close the Lid on Poop Transplant Company Fecal microbiota transplant business needs a BLA or IND to operate, agency says Mar 15, 2024
New PD-1 Inhibitor Approved for Esophageal Cancer Tislelizumab improved median OS from 6.3 months with chemotherapy to 8.6 months Mar 15, 2024
FDA Approves First-Ever Drug for Serious Liver Condition Resmetirom indicated for NASH patients with liver scarring Mar 14, 2024
Treating Kids' HCV Early May Boost Lifetime Health Outcomes and Save Money Modeling study suggests benefits for treating at age 3 instead of age 6 Mar 11, 2024
More Evidence Linking H. Pylori Infection to Colorectal Cancer Increased CRC incidence and mortality, significantly reduced by infection treatment Mar 05, 2024
Robotic Surgery for Pancreatic Tumors Proves Safe, Feasible in Experienced Hands Shorter stays, faster surgeries, and less blood loss versus open surgery in Chinese study Feb 29, 2024
More Population-Based Evidence That Screening for CRC Reduces Risk of Cancer Death Large Swedish study shows 14% reduction in long-term CRC mortality, 16% reduction in all deaths Feb 27, 2024
Risankizumab Beats Ustekinumab for Previously Treated Crohn's The IL-23 inhibitor led to more clinical remissions vs the IL-12/23 inhibitor Feb 26, 2024
Top-Down Treatment Superior to Step-Up Approach for Crohn's Disease Early intensive treatment should be standard for most patients, researchers argue Feb 26, 2024
Healthy Lifestyle Habits May Help Prevent New-Onset IBS Adhering to even one healthy habit was significantly associated with lower incidence Feb 24, 2024
AGA Backs Fecal Microbiota-Based Therapies for Recurrent C. Diff But new guidelines do not recommend use in inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome Feb 21, 2024
Potential Biomarker for Perforated Appendicitis Shows Link to Severe Sepsis Test that can differentiate between simple and perforated appendicitis is "highly desirable" Feb 20, 2024
FDA Approves First Oral Option for Eosinophilic Esophagitis Fixed-duration course of corticosteroid indicated for patients 11 years and up Feb 12, 2024
Mixed Results in Advanced Gastric/GEJ Cancer With Add-On Fruquintinib Significant improvement in PFS, but not OS, versus chemo alone in the second-line setting Feb 07, 2024
King Charles' Health History; Supreme Court to Weigh COVID Misinfo; Toby Keith Dies Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Feb 06, 2024
Why Are We Letting Insurers Dictate Patient Care? Prior authorization is wreaking havoc on patient health Jan 30, 2024
Kate Middleton Discharged; Philips to Halt Apnea Device Sales; Pet Dragon Warning Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jan 29, 2024
