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A letter from Michael Camilleri, MD, DSc, AGAF, AGA Research Foundation chair and past AGA Institute president
The AGA Research Foundation funds promising GI investigators who don’t receive funding at crucial times in their early careers.
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New AGA podcast series explores the latest in C. difficile
Each 30-minute episode delves into a different topic that will help you improve patient outcomes and reduce the risk of complications.
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Talking to your patients: Colorectal cancer screening starts at age 45
Your patients may be confused by conflicting guidance about when to start getting screened for colorectal cancer (CRC).
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AGA patient and physician advocates visit Capitol Hill to push for prior authorization reform
In our first in-person Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill since 2019, AGA leaders and patient advocates met with House and...
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Rethinking how we promote cancer screening?
Study authors suggest that patients be re-educated about the benefits and harms of cancer screening tests.
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More data needed on stopping GLP-1 use prior to endoscopy
Semaglutide, and other GLP-1 receptor agonists, could be problematic for patients undergoing endoscopy.
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New co–editors-in-chief named for CMGH
Michele A. Battle, PhD, and Jonathan P. Katz, MD, will be taking over their new roles beginning July 1, 2024.
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Watch the inaugural Gastro Journal Club
The inaugural Gastro Journal Club features Loren Laine, MD, professor of medicine (digestive diseases) at Yale University.
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Landmark obesity legislation reintroduced in Congress
The passage of TROA could lead to improved obesity care because many private insurance companies model their covered health benefits to reflect...
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Landmark obesity legislation reintroduced in Congress
The bill includes coverage of counseling, prescription drugs for long-term weight management, and other prevention and treatment options.