No Benefit to Combo Tx to Prevent Recurrent C diff in IBD No Benefit to Combo Tx to Prevent Recurrent C diff in IBD
Given the high efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation, adding bezlotoxumab may not provide further reduction in recurrence.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
How COVID-19 Treatments Affect Patients With IBD How COVID-19 Treatments Affect Patients With IBD
Inflammatory bowel disease therapies for patients may need to be briefly halted during treatment for COVID-19, but it does not increase flares.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Reconsider Insertion of Abdominal Drains After Distal Pancreatectomy, Study Suggests
(MedPage Today) -- Compared with insertion of a passive abdominal drain after distal pancreatectomy, which has been standard practice, not inserting a drain did not increase rates of major morbidity and reduced the detection of grade B or C postoperative... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - March 25, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
VCTE-Based Agile Scores Accurate in Predicting Liver-Related Events in MASLD
(MedPage Today) -- The use of Agile scores based on vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) accurately predicted liver-related events in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), according to a cohort... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - March 25, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
CRC: Next-Generation mt-sDNA Test Beats FIT for Sensitivity CRC: Next-Generation mt-sDNA Test Beats FIT for Sensitivity
A next-generation multitarget stool DNA test for colorectal cancer screening had higher sensitivity but lower specificity than a currently available FIT, according to the large prospective BLUE-C study.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - March 25, 2024 Category: Pathology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Expect the unexpected: bezoar-caused gastric perforation in the 19-year-old patient, after traffic accident - Mi łow JJ, Joźwiak J.
A 19-year-old female involved in a traffic accident presented to the Emergency Room (ER) with no trauma-related symptoms but a palpable mass in the epigastrium. Imaging revealed a massive trichobezoar causing gastric perforation. Urgent laparotomy was perf... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
'I'm a gastroenterologist - try these five foods for quick relief from constipation'
"Fast" constipation remedy could be achieved by eating one out of these five fruits, according to a stomach doctor. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'I'm a gastroenterologist - I eat these five herbs for my own gut health'
Five natural ingredients could tackle stomach problems, ranging from inflammation to digestion problems. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Postcard from Scotland: the whisky distillery with two Michelin stars
Just three years after opening a restaurant, Scotland’s oldest operating distiller Glenturret has become an unlikely gastronomic destination#scotland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Does Medicare cover a colonoscopy? Yes, and several other colorectal cancer screening tests, too
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. Older adults should take note: “Most cases of colorectal cancer are detected after age 55, and the risk increases with age,” says Dr. Josh Forman, a gastroenterologist at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center and…#joshforman #polyps #medicare #medicareadvantage #medicaid #diagnostic #fortunecom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kate Middleton Is Receiving Preventative Chemotherapy. Here ’s What That Is
In a video released by Kensington Palace, Kate Middleton revealed why she has been out of the public eye for months: she was diagnosed with cancer and has been receiving preventative chemotherapy. She did not say what type of cancer she has or the stage of her disease, but she began receiving preventative chemotherapy in late February, according to a statement from Kensington Palace.
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“In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London and at the time, it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous,” the Princess of Wales said in the video. “The s...
Source: TIME: Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Kate Middleton Is Receiving Preventative Chemotherapy. Here ’ s What That Is
In a video released by Kensington Palace, Kate Middleton revealed why she has been out of the public eye for months: she was diagnosed with cancer and has been receiving preventative chemotherapy. She did not say what type of cancer she has or the stage of her disease, but she began receiving preventative chemotherapy in late February, according to a statement from Kensington Palace.
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“In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London and at the time, it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous,” the Princess of Wales said in the video. “The s...
Source: TIME: Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Diarrhea in Cancer Therapies — Part 1: Chemotherapeutics Diarrhea in Cancer Therapies — Part 1: Chemotherapeutics
A gastroenterologist and oncologist recently reviewed the appropriate assessment and treatment of patients with chemotherapy-associated diarrhea.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 22, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
See something, say something: global positioning system tracker foreign body ingestion as a unique presentation of human trafficking - Mirza MU, Jiang C, Forde JJ, Barkin JA, Sussman DA, Manten EM.
We present a case of a 28-year-old sex trafficking victim who was forced to swallow 2 global positioning system trackers by her perpetrator. The gastroenterology team perfo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
No OS Difference in Pancreatic Cancer With SABR vs Irreversible Electroporation
(MedPage Today) -- The use of either MRI-guided stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) or CT-guided percutaneous irreversible electroporation after standard FOLFIRINOX chemotherapy did not result in any significant difference in overall... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - March 21, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
