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Scabies rates plummeted with community mass drug administration
MILAN – With the geographic serendipity of Fiji’s isolated islands, mass administration of ivermectin kept impetigo...
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Fewer antibiotics prescribed with PCR than conventional stool testing
SAN DIEGO – Endoscopy, abdominal imaging also less common with polymerase chain reaction–based testing.
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Novel oral drug shows early promise for IBD
SAN DIEGO – By the end of 8 weeks, ABX464 patients had significant endoscopic improvement.
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Coffee, tea, and soda all up GERD risk
SAN DIEGO – Clarity about beverages and GERD comes from a large prospective study.
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Slow breathing: An effective, pragmatic analgesic technique?
MILWAUKEE – The significant pain reductions with this technique came as a surprise to researchers.
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Cannabis: Doctors tell FDA to get out of the weeds
Unregulated use of cannabidiol was the chief concern of many physicians.
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Artificial intelligence advances optical biopsy
SAN DIEGO – A clinical trial is planned for the technology.
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Coffee, tea, and soda all up GERD risk
SAN DIEGO – Clarity about beverages and GERD comes from a large prospective study.
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Early cholecystectomy prevents recurrent biliary events
SAN DIEGO – Despite guidelines, many patients are leaving the hospital without a cholecystectomy after biliary...
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Low-dose CT has a place in spondyloarthritis imaging toolbox
MADISON, WISC. – Low-dose CT of the sacroiliac joints is in the same minimal risk category as a chest radiograph.
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In duodenal neuroendocrine tumors, resection technique matters
SAN DIEGO – Recurrence was less likely with a deeper resection technique.
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Immunostaining boosts pathologists’ accuracy in Barrett’s esophagus
SAN DIEGO – Current guidelines recommend expert evaluation of biopsies that show dysplasia, but exact determination of expert review status had...
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Opioid use associated with common bile duct dilation
SAN DIEGO – “Opioid use is associated with biliary dilation in the setting of a normal bilirubin level,” said...
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VA system lags in getting DMARDs to veterans with inflammatory arthritis
MADISON, WISC. – More than two-thirds of ankylosing spondylitis patients didn’t receive a DMARD in the first year...
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Ankylosing spondylitis patients taking COX-2 inhibitors may see fewer cardiovascular events
MADISON, WISC. – Meta-analysis of studies has limitations but provides “reassuring” data for rheumatologists caring...