CRC Screening in Primary Care: The Blood Test Option CRC Screening in Primary Care: The Blood Test Option
Will patients who are offered this option forego colonoscopy and instead opt for a blood test?Medscape Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news

More Cases of Acute Diverticulitis Treated Outside Hospital More Cases of Acute Diverticulitis Treated Outside Hospital
Primary care providers are more likely to manage cases of acute diverticulitis, shifting care guidelines away from surgery.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Internal Medicine News 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

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

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

Amino Acid Supplement Cuts Liver Risks in PCOS and Obesity Amino Acid Supplement Cuts Liver Risks in PCOS and Obesity
A proprietary essential amino acid supplement in adolescent girls with obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome improved multiple liver-related outcomes.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - April 17, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Clinical Summary Source Type: news

Organovo's Drug Significantly Reduces Liver Fat in NASH Study Organovo's Drug Significantly Reduces Liver Fat in NASH Study
Organovo Holdings ' experimental drug reduced liver fat by as much as 22.8% in a mid-stage study of some patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fueling optimism...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - April 15, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news

First French Recommendations on Eosinophilic Esophagitis First French Recommendations on Eosinophilic Esophagitis
The main points of the forthcoming recommendations were described at the French-speaking Days of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - April 12, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news

Infliximab and Biosimilar Yield Similar Results in IBD Infliximab and Biosimilar Yield Similar Results in IBD
New data supported the safety and efficacy of nonmedical switching from infliximab to a biosimilar, according to researchers.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news

Infant Microbiome Development Minimally Affected by Diet Infant Microbiome Development Minimally Affected by Diet
The randomized, controlled interventional trial also showed that circadian rhythm of the gut microbiome develops early and is detectable in vitro.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news

Ultraprocessed Food May Increase Long-Term Risk for IBS Ultraprocessed Food May Increase Long-Term Risk for IBS
Higher consumption of ultraprocessed food is tied to long-term risk of developing irritable bowel syndrome.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - April 8, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news

New Quality Measure Improves Follow-Up for CRC Screening New Quality Measure Improves Follow-Up for CRC Screening
Low rates of follow-up colonoscopy after an abnormal stool-based screening test may be improved by a simple quality performance measure, researchers said.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - April 8, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news

Patients With IBD at Increased Risk for Myocarditis Patients With IBD at Increased Risk for Myocarditis
Patients with IBD had a higher risk for myocarditis, especially severe myocarditis, than the general population, according to the results of a Swedish Cohort Study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - April 4, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news