Gastroenterology
Conference Coverage
Do not miss cannabis use in gastroparesis patients
PHILADELPHIA – Dr. Anthony J. Lembo says clinicians in states where cannabis use is increasing might need to be particularly alert.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Why the barber’s chair can help hypertension
And how excessive daytime sleepiness could lead to dementia.
From the Journals
New study establishes IBD severity index
Crohn’s disease severity was based on intestinal damage, whereas ulcerative colitis disease severity was associated with symptoms and daily life...
News
Xeljanz: FDA panel recommends ulcerative colitis indication
SILVER SPRING, MD. – Federal advisors to the FDA on March 8 voted unanimously to recommend approval of tofacitinib (Xeljanz) for ulcerative...
News from the FDA/CDC
Buy the IBD, get the comorbidity for free
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are more likely to have other chronic conditions.
Conference Coverage
Heart attacks soar in young IBD patients
IBD and myocardial infarction share a common risk factor – inflammation.
Conference Coverage
Strategies to reduce colorectal surgery complications
LAS VEGAS – Presurgical management can help prepare patients for colorectal surgery and reduce complications.
Conference Coverage
Bloating. Flatulence. Think SIBO
From the Journals
Ulcerative colitis is disabling over time
A meta-analysis of 17 population-based cohorts was performed.
From the Journals
VIDEO: No short-term link found between PPIs, myocardial infarction
Researchers studied new users of either prescription PPIs or an active comparator, prescription histamine2-receptor antagonists.
From the Journals
NASH rapidly overtaking hepatitis C as cause of liver cancer
The analysis is based on National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data.