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    Heartburn/Acid Reflux

    Conference Coverage

    Shorter H pylori Treatment With Vonoprazan Shows Better Results

    Author:
    John Watson
    Publish date: November 8, 2024

    The triple therapy regimen with vonoprazan was generally better tolerated than the 14-day omeprazole-based regimen.

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    Latest News

    No Link Between PPI Use and Risk for Cardiovascular Events

    Author:
    Shrabasti Bhattacharya
    Publish date: November 7, 2024

    Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease do experience a slight increase in cardiovascular events with PPI use, the researchers noted.

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    MD IQ

    Quiz: Risk factors for reflux esophagitis

    Conference Coverage

    Cendakimab That Targets IL-13 Shows Promise in Eosinophilic Esophagitis

    Author:
    Becky McCall
    Publish date: October 29, 2024

    Treatment with cendakimab also improved key endoscopic and histologic features, even in patients who had an inadequate response or intolerance to...

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    Sponsored Supplement

    Reducing Symptom Burden for Patients with Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis, a Chronic Mast Cell Disorder

    Publish date: May 3, 2024

    From the Journals

    Acid Blockers Appear Superior to PPIs in Erosive Esophagitis

    Author:
    Edited by Satish Kumar M
    Publish date: August 8, 2024

    Both potassium-competitive acid blockers and PPIs showed better healing rates at 4 and 8 weeks than placebo.

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    News from the FDA/CDC

    FDA OKs Voquezna for Heartburn Relief in Nonerosive Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

    Author:
    Megan Brooks
    Publish date: July 19, 2024

    The approval in nonerosive GERD was supported by results of the PHALCON-nonerosive GERD-301 study.

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    Clinical Edge

    PPIs associated with diabetes risk, but questions remain

    Latest News

    Gene Tests Could Predict if a Drug Will Work for a Patient

    Author:
    Sari Harrar
    Publish date: May 31, 2024

    Pharmacogenetics could help physicians determine which patients would and would not benefit from medications.

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    Latest News

    Menopause, RSV, and More: 4 New Meds to Know

    Author:
    Lara Salahi
    Publish date: April 23, 2024

    New treatments have been approved to treat conditions including GERD, depression, RSV vaccines, and hot flashes with menopause.

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    Latest News

    Erosive Esophagitis: 5 Things to Know

    Author:
    Cristian Puerta, MD
    Publish date: April 4, 2024

    Physician shares risk factors, potential therapies, and complications of EE.

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    Latest News

    How Does Diet Affect Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease?

    Author:
    Nathalie Raffier
    Publish date: April 3, 2024

    Diets low in fats and carbohydrates should be recommended as producing the fewest GERD symptoms.

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    From the Journals

    Swallow this: Tiny tech tracks your gut in real time

    Author:
    Julie Stewart
    Publish date: March 2, 2023

    Part of what makes gastrointestinal troubles so frustrating are the invasive and uncomfortable tests one must endure for diagnosis.

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    From the Journals

    PPI use in type 2 diabetes links with cardiovascular events

    Author:
    Mitchel L. Zoler, PhD
    Publish date: January 11, 2023

    Prospective data from almost 20,000 people with type 2 diabetes show that proton pump inhibitor use is linked with significantly more...

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    Sponsored Supplement

    Pharmacogenomic Testing in Depression Treatment Decision Making: Clinical Pearls for Everyday Practice

    Publish date: April 11, 2024

    MD IQ

    Quiz: Functional heartburn within PPI-refractory heartburn

    Latest News

    How can clinicians distinguish food allergy and GERD in young kids?

    Author:
    Lorraine L. Janeczko, MPH
    Publish date: December 2, 2022

    “Many allergists fear that patients may be labeled with a food allergy unnecessarily. Because no biomarkers or tests for food allergy–related GERD...

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    Latest News

    Childhood cow’s milk allergy raises health care costs

    Author:
    Lorraine L. Janeczko
    Publish date: September 23, 2022

    “Children with food allergies typically have other atopic comorbidities that require more visits to primary care physicians and specialists and...

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    From the Journals

    Study pinpoints best predictor of when reflux symptoms don’t require PPI

    Author:
    Marcia Frellick
    Publish date: July 25, 2022

    Acid exposure time less than 4.0% measured over 4 days was the best predictor of when patients don’t need PPI therapy.

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    MD IQ

    Quiz: Heartburn and reflux esophagitis

    Applied Evidence

    Dyspepsia: A stepwise approach to evaluation and management

    Author:
    Deepika L. Chona, MD
    Matthew R. Tubb, MD, PhD
    Norman H. Gilinsky, MD, MRCP, FACG

    Let a patient’s age and specific symptoms steer your initial investigation. Consider treatment options beyond antibiotics for H pylori gastritis...

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    Feature

    Microbiome startups promise to improve your gut health, but is the science solid?

    Author:
    Hannah Norman, Kaiser Health News
    Publish date: September 13, 2021

    Consumers pay hundreds of dollars for tests not covered by insurance, hoping to get answers to health problems ranging from irritable bowel...

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    Clinical Edge

    GERD: Endoscopic therapies may offer alternative to PPIs

    From the Journals

    PPIs associated with diabetes risk, but questions remain

    Author:
    Jim Kling
    Publish date: October 6, 2020

    Researchers call for blood glucose testing and diabetes surveillance in long-term PPI users, but causal evidence is weak.

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