Gastroenterology
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Crohn’s disease tied to anal canal high-risk HPV infection
High-risk HPV DNA was detected in anal tissue specimens from 30% of patients with Crohn’s disease versus 18% of patients without Crohn’s disease...
Clinical Inquiries
What medical therapies work for gastroparesis?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: It’s unclear if there are any highly effective medications for gastroparesis (TABLE1-10). Metoclopramide...
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H. pylori antibiotic resistance reaches ‘alarming levels’
Resistance to clarithromycin, metronidazole, and levofloxacin reached 15% or more in almost all World Health Organization regions.
News
FDA approves adalimumab biosimilar Hyrimoz
Hyrimoz is the third adalimumab biosimilar approved by the FDA.
Commentary
Constipation because of deportation-related trauma
Conference Coverage
Primary care holds key to curbing early-onset colorectal cancer
ESTES PARK, CO – “This is a time when we should concentrate our efforts on picking the low-hanging fruit,” said Dr. Swati G. Patel.
Conference Coverage
Endocuff decreases withdrawal time but not detection rate during colonoscopy
PHILADELPHIA – Endocuff reduced inspection time to 6.3 minutes, compared with 8.2 minutes in the standard colonoscopy group.
Conference Coverage
Novel score predicts esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis prior to EGD
PHILADELPHIA – score requires no imaging to prepare, unlike current validated scores....
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Aspirin cuts risk of ovarian and liver cancer
Regular aspirin use decreased the risk of both ovarian cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Blood test outreach, navigation could close colorectal cancer screening gap
Fecal blood test outreach and patient navigation have robust evidence to show they improve colorectal cancer screening rates, results of a meta-...
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Obesity, weight gain linked to colorectal cancer risk in younger women
The median age at diagnosis for these cancers was 45 years in the ongoing Nurses Health Study II.