Gastroenterology News

• Sleeve Gastrectomy Tied to Lower Fracture Risk in Patients With Severe Obesity People with severe obesity who undergo sleeve gastrectomy may be less likely to experience fractures than individuals who get Roux-en-Y procedures or those who are eligible for bariatric surgery and don't get it.
  Reuters Health Information, July 10, 2020
• COVID-19 Update: Possible PPI Risk, Co-Infection in Hospital These are the coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
  Medscape Medical News, July 09, 2020
• Guidance on Managing Liver Dysfunction During COVID-19 Pandemic Patients with COVID-19 may develop abnormal liver function and it's important to consider the potential impact of COVID-19 on the liver, especially in the Asia-Pacific region where chronic liver diseases are prevalent, say the authors of a position statement.
  Reuters Health Information, July 08, 2020
• Primary Prevention Statins Cut Mortality Even in the Very Elderly With trial data for this age group in short supply, a US veterans cohort study saw a 25% drop in all-cause mortality for those newly starting on a statin at age 75 or older.
  Medscape Medical News, July 09, 2020
• Hepatotoxicity Tied to Remdesivir COVID-19 Treatment Although remdesivir treatment may shorten time to recovery in patients with COVID-19, it may also induce liver injury, possibly in combination with P-glycoprotein inhibitors, according to a case report by Dutch investigators.
  Reuters Health Information, July 07, 2020
• Study Shows Benefits of Integrating Dermatology Into Oncology Incorporating skin toxicity protocols at a cancer center significantly increased the rate of prophylactic treatment for rashes resulting from cancer therapies.
  Medscape Medical News, July 08, 2020
• Even a Few Days of Steroids May Be Risky, New Study Suggests Clinicians often prescribe a short course of oral steroids for self-limiting conditions, but a growing body of data suggests such treatments are tied to severe adverse events.
  Medscape Medical News, July 08, 2020
• WCGC 2020Entrectinib Results Emphasize Need for NTRK Detection Although NTRK fusion genes are rare in gastrointestinal cancers, they should be looked for, inasmuch as responses to the TRK inhibitor entrectinib are robust and durable, say experts.
  Medscape Medical News, July 07, 2020
• WCGC 2020CRC With Peritoneal Metastases: CRS-HIPEC Refinements Refinements to the treatment pathway may improve overall survival in patients with colorectal cancer who have peritoneal metastases, suggest four new studies.
  Medscape Medical News, July 06, 2020
• Thyroid Function Tied to Mortality in NAFLD Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in combination with low thyroid function is associated with an increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to new research.
  Reuters Health Information, July 03, 2020
• Antihypertensives Linked to Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer A large retrospective study showed a reduced risk of developing colorectal cancer among persons who used commonly prescribed antihypertensive medications.
  Medscape Medical News, July 06, 2020
• Better Data Shed More Light on Ulcerative Colitis Surgery An inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) surgery registry that adds IBD-specific variables to general quality measurements for restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (RPC-IPAA) performed for ulcerative colitis (UC) allows a better interpretation of predictive factors for delayed pouch formation, according to a new study.
  Reuters Health Information, June 30, 2020
• Managing Pain Expectations Key to Enhanced Recovery Planning for reduced use of opioids in pain management involves identifying appropriate patients and managing their expectations, says an expert.
  Medscape Medical News, July 01, 2020
• Many Chinese Patients Stopped IBD Meds During COVID-19 Pandemic Many patients stopped taking drugs for inflammatory bowel disease during the COVID-19 pandemic in China, which often resulted in disease aggravation, according to a new study.
  Reuters Health Information, June 29, 2020
• Geographical Hot Spots for Early-Onset Colon Cancer In more than 200 hot spots across the United States, there is a high prevalence of colorectal cancer in patients younger than 50, and for these patients, survival is significantly worse.
  Medscape Medical News, July 01, 2020
• Alert Pembro Approved for 1st-Line Use in MSI-H/dMMR Colorectal Cancer The FDA gave a thumbs-up to pembrolizumab as first-line monotherapy for microsatellite instability-high or mismatch repair deficient colorectal cancer.
  FDA Approvals, June 30, 2020
• Would You Be Happier in a Leadership Position? This Doc Wasn't Leaving clinical care for an administrative role sounds appealing to many physicians, but it's not for everyone. How can you tell if it's right for you?
  Medscape Medical News, June 30, 2020
• Is Metformin the Best First-Line Therapy for Those With Diabetes? A network meta-analysis of more than 400 trials of 21 drugs for type 2 diabetes sheds light on outcomes in patients who were drug-naive or on metformin and at low or high risk of cardiovascular disease.
  Medscape Medical News, June 29, 2020
• Ursodeoxycholic Acid May Prevent Gallstones After Gastrectomy Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) reduced gallstone formation after gastrectomy in a randomized, controlled study in Korea.
  Reuters Health Information, June 25, 2020
• Nonforensic Autopsies More Common in Blacks Than Whites Black decedents were significantly more likely to undergo nonmandatory autopsies compared with white decedents, and such autopsies have declined overall, researchers found.
  Medscape Medical News, June 29, 2020