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East Kent Trust Fined £733,000 for Failures in Mother and Baby's Care

News June 18, 2021

The Trust pleaded guilty to the offence of failing to provide safe care and treatment to a mother and her newborn son.
Teenagers at Greatest Risk of Self-harming Could Be Identified a Decade Earlier

News June 18, 2021
ACC 2021: What Could Change UK Cardiology Practice?

Commentary June 18, 2021

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Featured Gastroenterology News & Perspectives

Widely Covered Paper on Ranitidine-Cancer Link Retracted

Retraction Watch June 15, 2021

The authors concluded that their widely touted finding appears to have resulted from a hiccup in the way they conducted their testing.
Waist Circumference Predicts Risk of Fatty Liver in Type 1 Diabetes

Medscape Medical News June 14, 2021
How Do Three Natural Remedies for Chronic Constipation Measure Up?

Reuters Health Information June 11, 2021

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Gut Microbiome Tied to Nonsocial Fear Response in Infants

Reuters Health Information June 18, 2021
SLEEP 2021

How Dreams Might Prepare You for What's Next

WebMD Health News June 16, 2021
Female Gastroenterologists Navigate Range of Pregnancy-Related Challenges

Reuters Health Information June 16, 2021
Screening Uptake, Not Biology, Behind Higher Risk of Colon Cancer in Black People

Reuters Health Information June 16, 2021
Guidelines: Management of Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease

Medscape Medical News June 16, 2021
Practice Update: Chemoprevention for Colorectal Neoplasia

Medscape Medical News June 16, 2021
Women in GI: Career-Spanning Strategies to Overcome Gender Bias

Medscape Medical News June 16, 2021
Filgotinib 200 mg Safe, Effective for Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis

Reuters Health Information June 15, 2021

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Colonoscopy at 45 -- Is This the Right Cut Point?

Blog June 11, 2021

To live a long and healthy life, your colon needs care and attention. Unfortunately, your health is dictated by the numbers.
New ACG Guidelines on 'C difficile': Key Takeaways

Commentary June 17, 2021

Dr David Johnson highlights the practice-changing implications of expert recommendations on diagnosing and managing these common infections.
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3 Metrics Will Tell Us When COVID-19 Is Over, CDC Director Says

Expert Interview June 8, 2021
Michael Lewis on the Mirage That Is America's Public Health System

Expert Interview June 4, 2021

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Journal Articles View All

The Role of Nutrition in Alcohol-associated Liver Disease

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics June 21, 2021
Adiposity Factors and Insulin Resistance in Obese Children

Clinical Endocrinology June 18, 2021
Esophageal Cancer Responsive to Immune Cell Therapy + Nivolumab

Journal of Medical Case Reports June 17, 2021
DAA Treatment for Micro-elimination of HCV in HIV

HIV Medicine June 16, 2021
Diagnosis, Management and Patient Perspectives of Constipation

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics June 16, 2021
Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Treatment Approaches for HCC

Chinese Clinical Oncology June 15, 2021

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A Farmer With Diffuse Pruritus and a Suntan That Won't Fade

Case Challenge June 8, 2021

A 54-year-old man presents with diffuse pruritus that has lasted 1 week. He is a farmer and spends much of his day outdoors. He notes that his summer tan has not faded. What's the diagnosis?
Fast Five Quiz: Hepatitis C

Fast Five Quiz June 4, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Commonly Misdiagnosed Conditions

Fast Five Quiz June 2, 2021
A 28-Year-Old Writer With Bilious Vomiting After Egg Donation

Case Challenge May 28, 2021

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DDW 2021

May 21-23, 2021 Virtual
AIBD 2020

December 09-12, 2020 Virtual
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Pandemic Swells Medicaid Enrollment to 80 Million People

Kaiser Health News June 18, 2021

More than 80 million Americans with low incomes were receiving health coverage through the federal-state program in January. The program now covers nearly 1 in 4 people nationwide.
The Realities of 'No Jab, No Job' for Healthcare Workers

Kaiser Health News June 18, 2021
Race, Healthcare, Pandemic: Hope in a Year of Challenges

WebMD Health News June 18, 2021
High Rates of Work-Related Trauma, PTSD in Intern Physicians

Medscape Medical News June 18, 2021

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