Gastroenterology
News
FDA okays DNA stool test for CRC screening; Medicare considers coverage
News
Flexible sigmoidoscopy screening reduces colorectal cancer, mortality
Key clinical point: Flexible sigmoidoscopy can significantly reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer.Major finding: The incidence of colorectal...
News
Benefits outweigh harms of aspirin therapy
Key clinical point: Prophylactic aspirin therapy has a favorable benefit-harm profile.Major finding: Using "best estimates" for individuals taking...
Conference Coverage
Vaginal bowel control device shown safe, effective in pivotal trial
Key clinical finding: A controllable vaginal approach to bowel continence may be useful in the future.Major finding: Almost 80% of 61 patients in...
Conference Coverage
Long-term benefits shown after gastric banding
Key clinical point: Gastric banding produced significant benefits in 17 years of follow-up. Major finding: Obese patients treated with gastric...
News
Simulation model projects HCV to be rare by 2026
Key clinical point: Diagnosing and treating those infected with HCV now could nearly eliminate the disease by 2026. Major finding: The model...
Applied Evidence
Biliary pain, no gallstones—remove the gallbladder, anyway?
As these 2 cases show, cholecystectomy may be helpful for such patients, even those with a high ejection fraction.
Case Reports
Gout exacerbation, weakness, hypotension—Dx?
News
Less than 20% report serious disability 13 years after IBD diagnosis
Major finding: Only 19% of the patients with longstanding Crohn’s disease and 11% of those with longstanding ulcerative colitis reported having...
News
Vary CRC screening by age, sex, race, ethnicity?
Key clinical finding: Screening colonoscopy may be more effective based on sex, age, and race and ethnicity.