Chinese Herbal May Be Chemoprotective Against Colorectal Cancer Polypectomy patients given the supplement developed fewer colorectal adenomas Jan 13, 2020
IBD Tied to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Meta-analysis found more of some problems, but no apparent increase in one group of disorders Jan 08, 2020
Hep B Cure Research: The Long Road Ahead Combination approaches, novel agents may lead the way Jan 03, 2020
'Dark Waters': Behind-the-Scenes With Attorney Who Took on DuPont Chemical in Teflon was "completely unregulated" when Robert Bilott went after corporate giant Dec 19, 2019
With More Healthcare in IBD Comes Better Outcomes Increases in ED visits and cost, but decline in length of stay, mortality Dec 16, 2019
Pediatric IBD Patients Face Multiple Psych Issues But vast majority have no record of receiving mental health services, study finds Dec 14, 2019
Confirmed: TNF Inhibitors Don't Raise Cancer Risk Reassurance from national study in Denmark Dec 13, 2019
C. Diff Carriers May Pose Hidden Infection Threat Small study finds almost 40% of carriers developed symptoms within 6 months Dec 11, 2019
Will Smith Vlogs His First Colonoscopy Actor hopes to bring awareness to important healthcare screening Dec 05, 2019
More Evidence That Aspirin Can Stave Off Death PLCO follow-up data support protective effect Dec 04, 2019
First-Line Combo Improves Survival in Advanced HCC Decreases in overall survival, progression-free survival hazards by almost 50% compared with sorafenib Nov 22, 2019
Reassurance on Live-Virus Shingles Vax With Anti-TNFs Randomized trial indicates fears of infection unfounded Nov 11, 2019
Reassuring New Data for Pregnant Women With Cirrhosis Risk of liver complications may be much lower than previously reported Nov 11, 2019
Kratom-Linked Hepatotoxicity on the Rise in the U.S. Clinicians should be aware that the herbal supplement can cause liver injury, researcher says Nov 10, 2019
Time to Rethink BMI Cutoff for Bariatric Surgery? The point isn't weight loss, researcher argues, but treatment for diabetes, hypertension, and other comorbidities Nov 06, 2019
Study: Fecal Transplants Cut Sepsis Risk in Patients With C. Diff FMT also tied to shorter length of hospital stay, better overall survival vs antibiotics Nov 04, 2019
Constipation in Older Adults Improved With Biofeedback Small retrospective study extends efficacy observed in younger patients Oct 31, 2019
Horror Stories Underscore FMT Risks Two E. coli infections with one fatal, transmitted to trial patients by same donor Oct 30, 2019
Human Milk Sugars Quell IBS Symptoms Bowel function, pain, bloating improved by 50% within a month with nonprescription supplement Oct 30, 2019
Eosinophilic Esophagitis Responds to Steroid Majority of previously treated patients responded to oral formulation of topical budesonide Oct 28, 2019
Imagine Dragons’ Frontman Lives With Two Chronic Diseases Dan Reynolds deals with UC and ankylosing spondylitis Oct 24, 2019
18 Common Drugs Tied to Altered Gut Microbiome PPIs, oral antidiabetics, antibiotics, and laxatives had most impact Oct 23, 2019
Can Anti-TNF Drugs Reduce Alzheimer's Risk? Analysis of 56 million patients hints at possible connections Oct 04, 2019
Does Zantac Break Down Into a Carcinogen? Rather than contamination, "the fundamental problem is that it's an unstable molecule" Oct 03, 2019
Advanced HCC Trial Misses OS Endpoint But CheckMate 459 researchers tout "encouraging efficacy and favorable safety profile" Sep 28, 2019
H. Pylori Found in Sleeve Gastrectomy Specimens Incidental findings can have important clinical implications in obese patients Sep 23, 2019
The Legacy of Henry Lynch, MD Earlier this summer the legendary researcher passed, his contributions to cancer research are immeasurable Sep 01, 2019
Do Fungi Play a Role in C. Diff Infection? Small study finds evidence of role fungus might play in dysbiosis associated with C. difficile Aug 28, 2019
Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Altered Liver Enzymes "We have focused for too long on studying the brain in isolation" Jul 31, 2019
New Standard for BRAF-Mutant Metastatic CRC? Three-drug, chemo-free combination boosts survival versus standard regimens Jul 08, 2019
What Is Causing This Constellation of Symptoms in a 57-Year-Old Man? Stomach pain, wheezing, and night sweats add up to a diagnosis of a rare but increasing condition Jul 08, 2019
Cheetos for Pediatric Abdominal Pain Better Than Zofran, Phenergan Doctors "ecstatic" with new findings Jul 03, 2019
ACIP: Hep A and MenB Vaccine Recommendations Updated Hepatitis A recommendations expanded for people with HIV; panel stands pat on flu vaccine policy Jun 28, 2019
Yogurt: Prophylaxis for Colorectal Cancer? Large observational studies show fewer polyps in frequent consumers -- but only for men Jun 20, 2019
No Cancer Risk Found With TNF Inhibitors in Psoriatic Arthritis Expected cancer cases similar to those in general populace, study shows Jun 13, 2019
Farewell to Hartmann's Procedure? LADIES trial found primary anastomosis had better outcomes in perforated diverticulitis Jun 10, 2019
Cancer Surgery Refusal Remains a Problem Older, unmarried, African-American patients more likely to say 'no' Jun 04, 2019
Preop Chemo Reduces CRC Surgical Morbidity Lower 2-year recurrence rate versus adjuvant therapy but not significantly Jun 04, 2019