MMR Vaccination Tied to Lower IBD Risk for Kids
(MedPage Today) -- Receiving at least one dose of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine was associated with lower risk of early childhood inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a retrospective cohort study found.
Among over 1.3 million privately... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 24, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Intensive Endoscopy Might Not Be One-and-Done for Gastric Cancer Surveillance
(MedPage Today) -- The use of intensive index endoscopy was not associated with subsequently reduced detection of new gastric cancers after 1 year for high-risk patients, according to a case-control study from Japan.
Early gastric cancer detection... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 23, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Low Risk for IBD Relapse After Switch From IV to Subcutaneous Infliximab
(MedPage Today) -- Switching from intravenous to subcutaneous infliximab (Remicade) was safe and effective for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in clinical remission, an observational study in France showed.
Among 133 patients treated... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 19, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
'Alarming' Spike in Liver Disease Deaths; Can PPIs Cause Lupus? IBS and Depression
(MedPage Today) -- U.S. deaths from liver disease increased at an "alarming rate" during the COVID-19 pandemic, data from the National Vital Statistic System revealed. (Journal of Hepatology)
Analyses of two pharmacovigilance databases confirmed... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 19, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Fecal Transplant With Anti-Inflammatory Diet Yields Remissions in UC
(MedPage Today) -- Multidonor fecal microbiota transplantation coupled with an anti-inflammatory diet (FMT-AID) induced remissions in patients with mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis when added to standard medical therapy, a randomized trial in... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 18, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
C-Section Babies Face Higher Crohn's Disease Risk Later in Life
(MedPage Today) -- Birth via cesarean section was associated with a higher risk for developing Crohn's disease later in life, a population-based cohort study from Sweden found.
In the study of over 1 million newborns, unadjusted univariate analysis... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 17, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
More Upper GI Bleeding Linked to Warfarin Versus DOACs
(MedPage Today) -- The use of warfarin was associated with higher rates of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, but not lower GI bleeding, compared with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), a population-based cohort study in Iceland showed.
Among over... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 16, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Risk-Adapted Screening for CRC Comparable to Established Strategies
(MedPage Today) -- A personalized risk-adapted screening approach that prioritizes colonoscopy for those at high risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) was effective and affordable, a randomized trial in China showed.
Among over 19,000 participants... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 15, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Epstein-Barr Virus Linked With Gastric Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- A substantial proportion of gastric cancers worldwide was linked with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), according to a meta-analysis.
In a pooled analysis involving over 68,000 patients with conventional gastric adenocarcinoma in... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 12, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Gut Bacteria Post-COVID; UC Remission Prediction; UC Flares with Stress
(MedPage Today) -- Gut dysbiosis lingered on at an average of 14 months' follow-up after COVID-19 among patients in Hong Kong. (Gut)
For ulcerative colitis, fecal calprotectin levels weren't good at identifying disease activity but could point... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 12, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Propofol Not the Only Option for Abdominal Surgery Anesthesia in Seniors
(MedPage Today) -- Older patients who received anesthesia with etomidate had no higher risk of major complications after elective abdominal surgery compared to propofol, a randomized trial found.
Among 1,917 such patients, rates of major in-hospital... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 10, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
CRC Screening Pays Off for People With Obesity
(MedPage Today) -- Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening was cost-effective in obese individuals as well as in those of normal weight and might even have a leg up at younger ages for obese men, a modeling study found.
Having a colonoscopy every 10... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 9, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
More GI Docs, Fewer Alcoholic Liver Disease Deaths
(MedPage Today) -- Areas with more gastroenterologists had fewer deaths from alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD), a national study found.
Each additional GI specialist per 100,000 population was associated with 0.9 fewer ALD-related deaths... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 8, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Prosthetic Mesh May Stand in the Way of Further Abdominal Operations
(MedPage Today) -- Surgical candidates with prior incisional hernia repair with mesh were prone to more complications and healthcare utilization when undergoing a subsequent operation through their prosthetic-reinforced abdominal wall, a cohort... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 5, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Adding TACE to Lenvatinib Boosts Survival in Advanced Liver Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Combining transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) with lenvatinib (Lenvima) as first-line treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) prolonged survival compared with lenvatinib alone, the phase III LAUNCH trial showed... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 4, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
