FDA OKs Sub-Q Vedolizumab for Crohn's Maintenance Therapy FDA OKs Sub-Q Vedolizumab for Crohn's Maintenance Therapy
Subcutaneous administration of vedolizumab is now approved for maintenance therapy in adults with moderate to severe active Crohn ' s disease after induction therapy with intravenous vedolizumab.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology News Alert Source Type: news
PCAB Treatment: A New Weapon to Combat Erosive Esophagitis PCAB Treatment: A New Weapon to Combat Erosive Esophagitis
Potassium-competitive acid blockers (PCABs) provide an effective new approach to combat erosive esophagitis, particularly in PPI therapy-refractory patients, reports Dr John Pandolfino.Medscape (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - April 19, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Commentary Source Type: news
Varied Delays in Pediatric Celiac Diagnosis Varied Delays in Pediatric Celiac Diagnosis
Younger Italian kids or those with family celiac history get quicker diagnoses; others with vague symptoms face delays.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - April 19, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Clinical Summary Source Type: news
Best Practices to Perform a High-Quality Upper Endoscopy Best Practices to Perform a High-Quality Upper Endoscopy
A new clinical practice update from AGA includes nine pieces of advice that address procedure optimization, evaluation of suspected premalignancy, and postprocedure follow-up evaluation.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - April 19, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Colonoscopy With CADe Fails to Improve ADR in Real-World Colonoscopy With CADe Fails to Improve ADR in Real-World
Although CADe did not increase burden of colonoscopy, real-world adenoma detection rates cast doubt on the generalizability of positive findings from randomized trials, according to a meta-analysis.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - April 19, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Novel'Power-Wash' Procedure May Help Detect Gastric Cancer Novel'Power-Wash' Procedure May Help Detect Gastric Cancer
In proof-of-concept study, high-pressure liquid spray showed promise for collecting cytology specimens from the stomachs of patients undergoing endoscopy for gastric cancer screening or surveillance.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - April 19, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Immune-Mediated GI Disease May Up Eating Disorder Risk Immune-Mediated GI Disease May Up Eating Disorder Risk
Researchers found a high prevalence of eating disorders in patients with major types of immune-mediated GI diseases, especially in pediatric patients diagnosed with ulcerative colitis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - April 19, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Clinical Summary Source Type: news
You should get a colonoscopy if you have two common symptoms, even if you're under 50: Top GI cancer doctor
Dr James Cleary, a gastrointestinal oncologist at Dana-Farber cancer institute in Boston, warned that if you have anemia and unintended weight loss, you should get checked for colon cancer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctors Need to Get Better at Recognizing Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Whether fictional or fact-based, Munchausen syndrome by proxy grips the public. Media depictions in The Sixth Sense and Sharp Objects and real-life news coverage of Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s December 2023 release from jail are hard to look away from. The most well-known cases—real or dramatized—are often the starkest ones, but Munchausen by proxy comes in subtler, harder-to-detect forms too.
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“The media are fascinated, but they tend to depict the most extreme cases,” says Dr. Marc D. Feldman, distinguished life fellow of the American Psychiatric Ass...
Source: TIME: Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Klein Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Rotavirus: Then and Now
(MedPage Today) -- Since the widespread introduction of vaccination programs in 2006, the burden of disease from rotavirus in both the U.S. and abroad has decreased substantially.
In fact, vaccination proved so successful in the U.S. that rotavirus... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 18, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
H. Pylori Testing Feasible for People in Community Settings
THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 -- Community Helicobacter pylori (HP) testing in high-risk individuals is technically feasible, according to a study published online April 3 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.Shria Kumar, M.D., from the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 18, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Rotavirus Still Ranks High as Cause of Acute Gastroenteritis in Children
(MedPage Today) -- Rotavirus may not be on the hot list of viruses dominating headlines, but globally, it still tops the charts as the leading cause of severe, dehydrating diarrhea in children younger than 5 years, resulting in an estimated 200... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 18, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Exploring the Microbiome-Esophageal Disease Connection Exploring the Microbiome-Esophageal Disease Connection
In a new series on the microbiome that aims to separate the news from the noise, Dr David Johnson focuses on findings linking it to esophageal diseases like GERD and eosinophilic esophagitis.Medscape Gastroenterology (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - April 18, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Commentary Source Type: news
GLP-1s May Increase Post-Endoscopy Aspiration Pneumonia Risk GLP-1s May Increase Post-Endoscopy Aspiration Pneumonia Risk
Although the overall incidence remains low, patients on GLP-1s have a 33% higher chance of aspiration pneumonia after endoscopic procedures, according to a new large population-based study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - April 18, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: How to Diagnose and Treat Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: How to Diagnose and Treat
A new clinical practice update from AGA covers cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome that is triggered by chronic cannabis use and manifests with GI symptoms. Underdiagnosis remains a challenge.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - April 18, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
