Gastroenterology News

• ACG 2023 Low-Dose Aspirin: No Flares in Pregnant Patients With IBD Low-dose aspirin is recommended for pregnant women who are at risk of hypertensive disorders, such as eclampsia, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes.
  MDedge News, November 29, 2023
• Long-Term Organ Preservation in Rectal Cancer Is Possible Long-term data from the OPRA trial show organ preservation at 5 years in about half of patients with stage II/III rectal adenocarcinoma who received total neoadjuvant therapy.
  Medscape Medical News, November 28, 2023
• AANEM 2023 Novel Myasthenia Gravis Therapies Bring Opportunities New treatments for myasthenia gravis are bringing new promise to patients, but their use must be balanced against short-term and long-term risks.
  MDedge News, November 27, 2023
• Bariatric Surgery Still Best Option for Some With Obesity Despite the rapid emergence of glucagonlike peptide-1 agonists for treating obesity, bariatric surgery may still be a better choice for some individuals, two experts say.
  Endocrine Society, November 27, 2023
• Histologic Activity in IBD Ups Risk of Serious Infections Histologic inflammation in IBD emerged as an independent risk factor for serious infection in a large Swedish population-based study.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
• Metoclopramide Nasal Spray Eases Gastroparesis in Women A nasal spray formulation of metoclopramide was well tolerated and reduced symptoms of diabetic gastroparesis in women with moderate to severe baseline symptoms in a phase 3 study
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
• Surge in Eating Disorders Tied to COVID-19 Pandemic New data show a surge in insurance claims for eating disorders during the pandemic years, especially among teenagers.
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2023
• New Trials in GI Cancers: Could Your Patient Benefit? Maybe one of your patients can join a new clinical trial in noncolorectal gastrointestinal cancer?
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2023
• Choosing the Right Approach to Cancer and Menopause Symptoms Hormone replacement therapy may be considered to lessen these symptoms, but only in certain conditions, said a gynecologist.
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2023
• Surgery Is Falling Out of Favor in Rectal Cancer With organ preservation on the rise, investigators say practice guidelines need to catch up.
  Medscape Medical News, November 20, 2023
• Risk for CRC Recurrence After Surgery Is Falling A marked reduction in colorectal cancer recurrence after surgery has led investigators to wonder whether some patients can skip intensive surveillance afterward.
  Medscape Medical News, November 20, 2023
• GLP-1 RAs Tied to Suboptimal Bowel Prep, Repeat Colonoscopy For every 14 patients on a GLP-1 RA undergoing colonoscopy, one patient would require a repeat procedure owing to inadequate prep, results indicate.
  Medscape Medical News, November 20, 2023
• Use the Stool! Fecal Transplants Help Kids With C Diff The American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed fecal transplants to eliminate a particular infection in children and called for more research about other uses.
  Medscape Medical News, November 20, 2023
• Before Signing an Offer Letter: Read This You just received an offer letter, but should you sign it right away? How legally binding is it? Is it the same as a contract? Experts weigh in.
  Medscape Medical News, November 17, 2023
• AASLD 2023 Novel Agent Seladelpar Improves Markers of PBC Activity For 1 in 4 patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) who received the investigational PPAR-delta agonist, alkaline phosphatase levels normalized.
  Medscape Medical News, November 17, 2023
• Alert FDA OKs First-Line Pembro With Chemo for Gastric/GEJ Cancer Adding pembrolizumab to chemotherapy had significant benefits in patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic, HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
  Medscape Medical News, November 17, 2023
• Fibromyalgia, CFS More Prevalent in Patients With IBS Irritable bowel syndrome is linked to increased odds of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
  Medscape Medical News, November 16, 2023
• AASLD 2023 Low-Dose Aspirin Reduces Liver Fat, Inflammation Markers A single daily low dose of aspirin significantly reduced hepatic fat fraction and liver transaminase levels in a randomized trial in patients with metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease.
  Medscape Medical News, November 16, 2023
• Ex-director Accuses ADA of 'Pay to Play' With Sweetener Splenda A former director of nutrition for the American Diabetes Association sued the nonprofit organization, accusing it of firing her for objecting to what she called a 'pay to play' scheme to promote Splenda.
  Reuters Health Information, November 15, 2023
• Knee Surgery Surge Not Linked to Premature Intervention A rise in total knee arthroplasty doesn’t appear to be due to operations on healthier patients, according to a meta-analysis. Questions remain about the best time for patients to undergo the procedure.
  Medscape Medical News, November 16, 2023
• Should Physicians Go to Work When Sick? Although most doctors believe it's best to stay home if they're ill, today's healthcare system makes the answer much more complicated.
  Medscape Medical News, November 13, 2023
• Apple Cider Vinegar, Fenugreek Best Herbal Remedies for T2D A new analysis found some herbal remedies including apple cider vinegar and fenugreek seeds are better than others at helping to manage type 2 diabetes.
  Medscape Medical News, August 25, 2023
• First Guidelines Developed for Childhood EGIDs Beyond EoE Limited existing literature spurred the development of a consensus document to guide the diagnosis and treatment of rare eosinophilic diseases.
  Medscape Medical News, August 23, 2023
• As MOC Debate Heats Up, Cardiology Societies Weigh In The MOC process is once again under attack by cardiologists and other specialty physicians. A petition aiming to end the requirements has garnered more than 17,000 and counting signatures.
  Medscape Medical News, August 22, 2023
• Mortality Rates Remain High After Hepatitis C Cure Mortality rates remain substantially elevated after successful treatment of hepatitis C infection in the era of interferon-free antiviral therapy, a study of over 20,000 patients has found.
  Medscape Medical News, August 22, 2023
• Artificial Sweeteners Increase Cardiovascular Risk A recent scientific review confirms that artificial sweeteners affect primary cardiovascular risk factors.
  Medscape Medical News, August 22, 2023
• Firefighters Fight Fat With Mediterranean Diet Adoption A communal approach to adopting the Mediterranean diet lowered firefighters' risks for cardiovascular disease and cancer and improved their dietary adherence, both at home and work.
  Medscape Medical News, August 18, 2023
• NCI Task Force Issues Rectal Cancer Trial Design Recs The consensus recommendations address key areas in rectal cancer trial design, including the need to incorporate endpoints important to patients and establish the optimal use of neoadjuvant therapy.
  Medscape Medical News, August 16, 2023
• Medical Treatment for Appendicitis Effective Long-Term More than 70% of patients who avoided appendectomy in two Swedish clinical trials had successful outcomes over two decades later.
  Medscape Medical News, August 09, 2023
• Defining Difficult-to-Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease Taking inspiration from rheumatologists' efforts, gastroenterologists are seeking to identify progressive disease markers, assess drug efficacy, and identify mechanisms of inefficacy.
  Medscape Medical News, August 08, 2023
• Vegetarians at Higher Risk of Hip Fracture, Study Finds Both men and women who follow a vegetarian diet had a 50% greater risk of hip fracture compared with those who regularly ate meat, research suggested.
  Medscape News UK, August 01, 2023