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Dried blood spot test validated for HIV, hep B, and hep C
“This method is particularly useful in high-risk settings such as homeless shelters, drug rehabilitation centers, and prisons, where ... it can be...
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Sleep disturbances linked to post-COVID dyspnea
Sleep disturbance after COVID hospitalization was associated with dyspnea and lower lung function.
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Over-the-scope clips in routine nonvariceal bleed still uncertain
Over-the scope clips as first-line endoscopic treatment for nonvariceal lesions may prevent further bleeding, but clinicians need to understand...
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Could a baby’s gut health be an early predictor of future type 1 diabetes?
The found a decrease in butyrate-producing bacteria (Anaerostipes, Flavonifractor, Ruminococcaceae UBA1819, and Eubacterium...
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Crohn’s disease remission rates ‘remarkably higher’ with vedolizumab
Findings may influence physicians to select vedolizumab over anti-TNF therapy as first-line biologic for CD.
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Ileocecal resection possible first-line option in early Crohn’s disease
Patients with early ileocecal Crohn’s disease who undergo ileocecal surgery remain off drug treatment 5 years later.
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Pediatric IBD patients wrestle with lingering gut pain
Chronic pain in children and adolescents with IBD is not linked to disease activity, nonetheless it impacts emotional wellbeing which suggests...
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IBD: More patients on vedolizumab vs. anti-TNFs at 2 years
Vedolizumab showed a higher overall 1- and 2-year persistence of use, compared with two anti–tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in both Crohn’s...
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Cannabis tied to lower IBD mortality, hospital costs
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who concurrently use cannabis show a highly significant reduction in inpatient mortality and hospital...
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In families with gout, obesity and alcohol add to personal risk
Genetic makeup is the key driver for the increased risk of gout found in families with a history of the disease. This risk is increased in people...
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Highly processed foods ‘as addictive’ as tobacco
New research suggests that health care professionals are taking steps toward framing food addiction as a clinical entity in its own right.
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Sexual issues common for GI patients, but docs often avoid topic
Lack of knowledge, too little time, and embarrassment are the main reasons gastroenterologists don’t discuss the sexual dysfunction that their...
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FMT in IBS: ‘We’ve been targeting the wrong part of the intestine’
“It seems that bacteria in the small intestine play a more central role in IBS, as well as its associated fatigue, than bacteria in the large...
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First RCT evaluating benefits of colonoscopy screening rocks GI: NordICC
In an intention-to-screen analysis, 10-year results from the NordICC trial show that colonoscopy reduces the risk of colorectal cancer by only 18...
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FMT in IBS: ‘We’ve been targeting the wrong part of the intestine’
“It seems that bacteria in the small intestine play a more central role in IBS, as well as its associated fatigue, than bacteria in the large...