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During pandemic, many gastroenterologists report low resilience, insomnia
While most respondents (85%) reported moderate to high well-being, those who didn’t were significantly more likely to report clinical anxiety,...
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AGA publishes seronegative enteropathy guidance
First-line treatment is budesonide when intervention is needed for clinically unstable patients with idiopathic seronegative villous atrophy.
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AGA white paper highlights interventional endoscopic ultrasound
Widespread adoption of interventional endoscopic ultrasound will require prospective trials, training programs, and support from key stakeholders...
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AGA publishes recommendations for managing IBD in elderly patients
Care of elderly IBD patients poses unique challenges with respect to diagnosis and therapeutic decision-making.
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One-third of critical illness survivors emerge from ICU with functional deterioration
One-third of patients who survived nonsurgical ICU admission had evidence of functional status decline.
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Black patients less likely to receive H. pylori eradication testing
This disparity may exacerbate the already increased burden of H. pylori infection and gastric cancer among Black individuals.
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Cirrhosis, Child-Pugh score predict ERCP complications
Complications from endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography were significantly more common in patients with cirrhosis than in those without...
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Antibiotics fail to improve colon ischemia outcomes
There were no differences in 30-day mortality between groups that received antibiotics and those that did not.
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Video capsule endoscopy shows superiority, may reduce coronavirus exposure
VCE should be considered even when rapid coronavirus testing is available, as active bleeding is more likely to be detected when evaluated sooner...
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Statins may lower risk of colorectal cancer
Patients with IBD who used statins had a 60% lower risk of CRC.
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AHA adds recovery, emotional support to CPR guidelines
Highlights of new updated guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care from the AHA include management of opioid...
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COVID-19: Convalescent plasma falls short in phase 2 trial
Convalescent plasma may reduce viral load, hospital stay, and mortality, but randomized controlled trials to date have ended prematurely.
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Low DHT linked to hip fracture in men
In older men, circulating levels of the androgen dihydrotestosterone and sex hormone binding globulin independently predict risk of hip fracture,...
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More data on impact of corticosteroids on COVID-19 mortality in patients with COPD
Patients with COPD or asthma who used ICS on a regular basis were more likely to die from COVID-19.
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Creeping fat in Crohn’s linked with microbial translocation
Microbial cultivation of Crohn’s disease samples revealed bacteria in the mesenteric tissue were associated with an exclusive consortium of five...