GERD News

• 'Clinical Paradox'? Bariatric Surgery May Protect From GI Cancers In a large French study, bariatric surgery was associated with a significant reduction in incidence of esophageal and gastric cancer as well as overall mortality.
  Medscape Medical News, January 12, 2023
• PPI Use in Type 2 Diabetes Links With Cardiovascular Events Prospective data from almost 20,000 people with type 2 diabetes show that proton pump inhibitor use is linked with significantly more cardiovascular disease events and all-cause death than nonuse.
  Medscape Medical News, January 10, 2023
• Expert Panel Forms Strategy for EoE Monitoring Regular follow-up can reduce the risk of recurrence, esophageal remodeling, fibrosis, and stricture.
  Medscape Medical News, January 09, 2023
• Obesity Impacts Peripheral Airway Reactivity, Asthma Obese individuals with asthma and obese controls showed similar changes in response to methacholine.
  Medscape Medical News, January 09, 2023
• Comorbidities and the Prognosis of COPD At a recent conference, experts discussed the benefits that strict control of comorbidities can have for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  Medscape Medical News, January 03, 2023
• Study Evaluates Alopecia Areata Features in Hispanic Population In the study, the most common comorbidity in patients overall was atopy, including allergic rhinitis, asthma, and/or atopic dermatitis.
  MDedge News, December 29, 2022
• Dupilumab Effective for Eosinophilic Esophagitis Up to 52 Weeks The new biologic will most likely be used in patients refractory to proton pump inhibitors and topical steroids.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2022
• Alert FDA Expands Approval of Imaging Agent Cytalux for Lung Cancer The expanded indication for pafolacianine (Cytalux) follows an initial approval in November 2021 for use in patients with ovarian cancer.
  Medscape Medical News, December 19, 2022
• High Rates of Inappropriate PPI Use in Hospitalized Patients More than two fifths of patients discharged with a proton pump inhibitor prescription may have been given it inappropriately, say Israeli researchers who call for action to improve the problem.
  Medscape Medical News, December 07, 2022
• Higher BMI May Dampen Steroid Response in EoE Body weight has emerged as a potential clinical predictor of reduced symptomatic, endoscopic, and histologic response to topical steroid therapy in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis.
  Medscape Medical News, December 05, 2022
• How Can Clinicians Distinguish Food Allergy, GERD in Young Kids? Experts continue to debate about a possible link between food allergy and GERD, but more, higher-quality research is needed, advises a European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology task force.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2022
• Amazon Clinic: What You Need to Know The new service could fill the gap for people who want a quick answer, have history of a condition, or need to address common problems such as seasonal allergies or dandruff.
  WebMD Health News, November 30, 2022
• Could Intermittent Fasting Improve GERD Symptoms? Among individuals with suspected GERD, acid exposure and symptoms were reduced following intermittent fasting in a study, raising the possibility of using the regimen for patients with proven disease.
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2022
• Amazon Launches Messaged-Based Virtual Healthcare Service "Amazon Clinic is a convenient virtual care option that offers up-front pricing, and treatment within hours, instead of days," the company announced.
  WebMD Health News, November 15, 2022
• The Changes Made in the New Expert Consensus on H pylori With the last update published in 2017, current consensus, released in August 2022, covers most of the latest progress made in the management of the infection.
  Medscape Medical News, November 15, 2022
• ACG 2022 Uncomfortable After Eating? Step Into a Virtual World for Help Technology to the rescue? Try a three-dimensional, immersive experience using a virtual reality headset for about 20 minutes a day for 2 weeks.
  WebMD Health News, November 02, 2022
• ACG 2022 Easier Bowel Prep Formulation Yields Real-World Results A reduced volume bowel prep was safe and was associated with high rates of adequate or better cleansing in a large practice-based study.
  MDedge News, October 31, 2022
• Patients at Risk for Barrett's Esophagus Rarely Screened Adults with GERD and their primary care providers may lack knowledge about recommended screening for Barrett's esophagus, a new survey shows.
  Medscape Medical News, October 31, 2022
• ECNP 2022 'Amazing' Phase 3 Results for Novel Schizophrenia Combo Drug A novel agent that combines xanomeline and trospium (KarXT) provides clinically meaningful benefits in schizophrenia, new results from the phase 3 EMERGENT-2 trial suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, October 20, 2022
• Methotrexate Pause Enhances Vaccine Immunity Against Omicron Researchers in Germany report a 10-day post-vaccination hold on methotrexate boosts immunity against Omicron without compromising safety or risk of disease flares.
  Medscape Medical News, October 20, 2022