Mixed Topics
Commentary
Chronicling gastroenterology’s history
This year’s AGA Presidential Plenary at DDW will honor the 125-year history of the AGA and recognize the barriers overcome in diversifying the...
Letter from the Editor
Spring reflections
Thank you for your engagement with The New Gastroenterologist, and as you go through this issue, I hope you can find time for some spring...
Member Spotlight
Taking a global leap into GI technology
“We’ve gone to clinical trial in over 2,000 patients worldwide. When I made that jump into global GI, I was able to make that jump into global...
From the Journals
Gut microbiome may guide personalized heart failure therapy
Understanding the gut microbiome and how it may affect development and treatment of heart failure could lead to a more personalized approach to...
From the AGA Journals
Clinical Practice Update: Alpha-gal syndrome often causes GI issues without anaphylaxis, skin changes
“It is important for gastroenterologists to be aware of this condition and to be capable of diagnosing and treating it in a timely manner.”
Commentary
Implicit bias in medicine and beyond
I urge you to join me in reflecting on whether and how unconscious attitudes or stereotypes may unintentionally color the way in which you...
Member Spotlight
GI lends itself to multiple career paths, says Boston physician
“Just because you’re a doctor doesn’t mean you have to spend the rest of your career doing patient care. We don’t teach that in medical school as...
From the Journals
CDC recommends screening all adults for hepatitis B
“Risk-based testing alone has not identified most persons living with chronic HBV infection and is considered inefficient for providers to...
Commentary
Enhancing CRC awareness and screening uptake
In our March issue, we highlight the AGA’s decade-long advocacy efforts to close the “colonoscopy loophole” and reduce financial barriers to...
Member Spotlight
Culinary medicine guides rural GI doctor’s career
“We have collaborated with behavioral health, dietitians, nurses, health coaches, exercise physiologists as well as other members of the community...