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H. pylori eradication therapy curbs risk for stomach cancer
The study is significant because “it is the first to show this effect in a large, diverse population in the U.S., where gastric cancer incidence...
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Bariatric surgery cuts risk for obesity-related cancers in half: Study
For years evidence has pointed to multiple health benefits associated with bariatric surgery, including improvements in diabetes, sleep apnea, and...
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FMT in a pill: FDA approves second product to prevent C. diff recurrence
Clinicians now have two approved options for recurrent infections after antibiotic treatment.
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Guidelines for assessing cancer risk may need updating
Whole-exome sequencing reveals cancer risk mutations in patients that would not have qualified for testing based on current guidelines.
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Likely cause of mysterious hepatitis outbreak in children identified
The study’s key messages for parents and health care providers “are awareness and reassurance,” Dr. Balistreri said in an interview.
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Consider life expectancy in surveillance colonoscopy advice
The findings “may help refine decision-making” about the potential benefits and harms of pursuing or stopping surveillance colonoscopy for older...
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AI-assisted colonoscopy doesn’t always improve adenoma detection: Study
“I’m not convinced that we have a good answer yet for where to go from here, but we need to keep working with our AI colleagues to figure out how...
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COVID raises risk for long-term GI complications
“Are patients attributing their symptoms to COVID, or is COVID itself creating a background of inflammation or changes in the nerves that are...
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Are you misdiagnosing IBS? Watch out for this mimic
A 39-year-old’s flare-ups were caused by some foods that aren’t typical IBS triggers.
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Celiac disease appears to double COVID-19 hospitalization risk
“To our knowledge this is the first study that demonstrated a vaccination effect on mitigation of the risk of hospitalization in celiac disease...