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Early-onset CRC associated with longer survival
Early screening could be important because the observed increased survival diminished with more advanced stages.
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Average childbirth costs more than $3,000 out of pocket with private insurance
“To avoid imposing undue financial burden on families, private insurers should improve childbirth coverage,” the researchers wrote.
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Bifidobacteria supplementation regulates newborn immune system
A healthy gut microbiome plays the greatest role in immunological development during the first 3 months post partum.
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Memory benefit seen with antihypertensives crossing blood-brain barrier
Findings add color to a known link between hypertension and neurologic degeneration, according to authors of a new paper.
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Sporebiotics improve functional dyspepsia symptoms
“Studies like this may help us gain some insight into the cause of the problem,” commented Dr. Pankaj Jay Pasricha.
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Some nasogastric intubation procedures lead to less aerosolization than feared
The results are important, one commenter said, but may not generalize to all procedures because of different equipment and protocols.
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Head-to-head trial compares ustekinumab with adalimumab in Crohn’s
“With newer drugs, there’s a critical need for head-to-head studies for us to understand where to position a lot of these agents,”said Dr. Jordan...
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Microbiome therapeutic offers durable protection against C. difficile recurrence
“The hope would be that one or more ... would probably replace the vast majority of FMT [procedures] that we do clinically,”said Dr. Sahil Khanna...
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Intervention reduces PPI use without worsening acid-related diseases
“Many [previous] studies lack data on clinical outcomes, so it’s difficult to ascertain the real clinical benefits, or even harms.”
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Pandemic colonoscopy restrictions may lead to worse CRC outcomes
"Recovery of the colonoscopy backlog is going to be a challenge that will take a while - maybe even years - to resolve," Dr. Jill Tinmouth...
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Pandemic colonoscopy restrictions may lead to worse CRC outcomes
"Recovery of the colonoscopy backlog is going to be a challenge that will take a while - maybe even years - to resolve," Dr. Jill Tinmouth...
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Adversity accelerates aging at early ages, now measurable in real-time
The findings build upon previous studies that have demonstrated a correlation between biological age, also known as methylation age, and an...
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Weighing the pros and cons of disposable duodenoscopes
Their main advantage – avoiding scope-related infections – is one many clinicians don’t consider overly pressing, but experts say they’d be remiss...
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Admit or send home for GI bleeding? AI may help you decide
Gastroenterologists may soon find that their most powerful tool for deciding which patients to hospitalize isn’t their experience or intuition,...
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AGA Shark Tank 2021: A simple design survives
William of Ockham would have been proud because, at this year’s American Gastroenterological Association’s Shark Tank pitch competition, one...