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
Treating Kids' HCV Early May Boost Lifetime Health Outcomes and Save Money
(MedPage Today) -- Treating hepatitis C virus (HCV) earlier in kids was associated with better lifetime clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs compared with deferring treatment, a modeling study showed.
Projected life expectancy was longest... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - March 11, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Semaglutide Cuts Liver Disease Severity in People With HIV
(MedPage Today) -- DENVER -- Semaglutide (Ozempic) reduced the amount of liver fat by nearly a third in people with HIV and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), the open-label phase IIb SLIM LIVER study showed.
In... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - March 9, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
More Evidence Linking H. Pylori Infection to Colorectal Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- A history of Helicobacter pylori infection had a modest but statistically significant association with an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), including fatal CRC, a large retrospective analysis showed.
Already a causative... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - March 6, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Robotic Surgery for Pancreatic Tumors Proves Safe, Feasible in Experienced Hands
(MedPage Today) -- Performed by highly experienced surgeons, robot-assisted pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic head or periampullary tumors proved feasible and safe and showed modest improvements in short-term outcomes compared with open surgery... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - March 1, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Most Bizarre Objects Swallowed: Doctor Reacts
(MedPage Today) --
Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, reviews several unique cases of foreign body ingestion.
Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible):
Deshauer: Get ready... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - February 29, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
More Population-Based Evidence That Screening for CRC Reduces Risk of Cancer Death
(MedPage Today) -- Mortality from colorectal cancer (CRC) decreased significantly in patients who were offered early screening with fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), a large prospective cohort study showed.
Cancer-specific mortality decreased... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - February 27, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Risankizumab Beats Ustekinumab for Previously Treated Crohn's
(MedPage Today) -- Risankizumab (Skyrizi) resulted in more clinical remissions compared with ustekinumab (Stelara) in adults with moderate to severe Crohn's disease who had failed at least one previous tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor, the... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - February 26, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Top-Down Treatment Superior to Step-Up Approach for Crohn's Disease
(MedPage Today) -- Early and aggressive immunosuppressive therapy with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors significantly outperformed conventional therapy for patients with newly diagnosed Crohn's disease and should become the standard for most... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - February 26, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Healthy Lifestyle Habits May Help Prevent New-Onset IBS
(MedPage Today) -- Adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors was significantly associated with a lower incidence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a large population-based cohort study showed.
Over a mean follow-up of 12.6 years, adhering to one... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - February 24, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Novel Hepatitis E Vaccine Protects for at Least a Decade
(MedPage Today) -- A three-dose vaccine regimen prevented hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections with high efficacy in adults over the course of 10 years, a phase III trial from China found.
The HEV239 vaccine, sold under the name Hecolin outside... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - February 23, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
AGA Backs Fecal Microbiota-Based Therapies for Recurrent C. Diff
(MedPage Today) -- The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) endorsed the use of fecal microbiota-based therapies for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs) in new guideline recommendations, but advised against such therapies... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - February 21, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Potential Biomarker for Perforated Appendicitis Shows Link to Severe Sepsis
(MedPage Today) -- Machine learning enabled researchers to identify a genetic biomarker for predicting perforated appendicitis in children presenting with suspected appendicitis, according to a single-center prospective exploratory diagnostic study... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - February 20, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Mixed Results in Advanced Gastric/GEJ Cancer With Add-On Fruquintinib
(MedPage Today) -- Adding a targeted agent to second-line chemotherapy significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) but not overall survival (OS) in advanced gastric cancer, a large randomized trial showed.
Pairing the angiogenesis inhibitor... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - February 7, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Smokers Who Quit and Stick With It See Greatest Reduction in Cancer Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Smoking cessation was associated with a reduced cancer risk in the long run, particularly when quitting was sustained and occurred prior to middle age, a large population-based study from Korea found.
Over a mean 13 years follow... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - February 6, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
