Gastroenterology
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Does colchicine have a role in treating excess ASCVD risk in patients with chronic inflammatory conditions?
Experts in rheumatology, dermatology, and gastroenterology assess the potential of colchicine 0.5 mg to treat residual risk for atherosclerotic...
Opinion
What’s new in the new jaundice guidelines?
The neurotoxic risk factors and corresponding thresholds are important.
Conference Coverage
ADA: Screen all with type 2 diabetes for fatty liver disease
The ADA now advises screening all adults with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, particularly those with obesity or cardiometabolic risk factors or...
News
SAFE algorithm detects liver disease in general population
Scoring system was developed and validated to detect clinically significant (greater than stage 2) fibrosis in patients with NAFLD in primary care...
News
Should race and ethnicity be used in CRC recurrence risk algorithms?
Removing race from clinical risk predictions could lead to higher racial bias in model accuracy and less accurate estimation of risk in some...
News
Race and ethnicity loom large in CRC screening
Disparities can be seen in everything from choice of test to bowel prep, according to a review.
News
Sucralose damages DNA, linked to leaky gut: Study
The FDA says sucralose is safe, describing it as 600 times sweeter than table sugar and used in “baked goods, beverages, chewing gum, gelatins,...
News
How BMI over time impacts GI cancer risk
These “important findings highlight the unmet need to identify the critical time window linking adiposity and GI cancer.”
News
Statins appear to guard against liver disease progression
This study “continues the theme that cholesterol-lowering statins are good for a lot more things than just lowering cholesterol.”
News
Key red flags for early-onset colorectal cancer
Two symptoms in particular – rectal bleeding and iron-deficiency anemia – point to the need for timely endoscopy and follow-up.