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Irritable bowel syndrome therapy removed from market (again)
Zelnorm, a short-term IBS-C treatment, has been removed from the market. The drug manufacturer cited “business concerns.”
AGA Programs
Experience with the AGA editorial fellowship for Gastroenterology
From an editorial aspect, fellows learn to review, summarize, and comment on submitted manuscripts, as well as which factors need to be addressed...
AGA Programs
My time as an AGA editorial fellow for Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
I wanted to learn not only about the decision-making by the editorial board but also other aspects that impact the process from submission to...
The New Gastroenterologist
Effect modification: An important, but often underappreciated, statistical concept
Unlike a confounder, effect modification is not something we want to get rid of: It is part of what explains the real relationship being...
DDSEP® 8 Quick Quiz
Question 2
A 6-week-old otherwise healthy female term infant presents to the office for evaluation of hematochezia.
DDSEP® 8 Quick Quiz
Question 1
A 14-year-old female with a history of cerebral palsy presents for evaluation due to recurrent regurgitation.
Commentary
From the editor: Celebrating 15 years of excellence
We celebrate the newspaper’s 15th year with a special 15th Anniversary Series that will run from June through December 2022.
Conference Coverage
Index cholecystectomy reduces readmissions after acute cholangitis
Cholecystectomy is considered an elective procedure, and surgeons may delay it if the patient is very sick or simply for scheduling reasons.
From the Journals
Does taking isotretinoin worsen a patient’s baseline IBD symptoms?
To investigate this topic, the researchers identified 19 patients who were diagnosed with IBD and treated with isotretinoin over a 16-year period...
Conference Coverage
Bacterial cocktail, spores counter recurrent C. diff
Both the complex mixture and specific, refined spores may hold promise in reducing recurrences, and may circumvent fecal microbiota transplants....