Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on functional GI disorders
Research in the past month focused on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia, finding a worse disease prognosis among patients with both conditions versus IBS alone, as well as sex-based differences and an inverse association between fruit intake and functional dyspepsia symptoms.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/23/5.htm
23 Apr 2021
Spotlight on COVID-19
In the past month, several studies focused on the gastrointestinal manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as well as the virus' possible fecal-oral route of transmission.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/27/5.htm
27 Mar 2020
Spotlight on alcohol use and health outcomes
One recent study estimated that 1 in 8 deaths among U.S. adults ages 20 to 64 years is due to excessive alcohol consumption, while others examined all-cause and liver-related mortality in excessive drinkers and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with alcohol-related liver disease.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/18/5.htm
18 Nov 2022
Spotlight on pancreatic cancer risk
Recent studies assessed how use of dihydropyridine calcium-channel blockers, sustained exposure to hyperglycemia, recurrence of acute pancreatitis, and a range of dietary patterns may influence pancreatic cancer risk.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/23/5.htm
23 Dec 2022
Spotlight on surgical management of IBD
One recent study found that Black patients are at increased risk of morbidity after surgery for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), while another found benefit of early surgery after diagnosis in certain patients.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/28/5.htm
28 Oct 2022
Spotlight on IBD therapy effects
Research in the past month found that infliximab blunts the body's immune response to COVID-19 infection, that both infliximab and adalimumab are effective in long-term treatment of outpatients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and that antitumor necrosis factor therapy may be associated with reduced mortality compared with long-term corticosteroid use in patients with Crohn's disease.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/26/5.htm
26 Mar 2021
Spotlight on colorectal neoplasia in IBD
Recent research focused on colorectal neoplasia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), identifying both risk factors, including a novel association with cigarette smoke exposure, and protective factors.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/22/5.htm
22 Jan 2021
Spotlight on digestive risks of newer diabetes drugs
Recent studies linked the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists to risk of digestive diseases, such as acute cholecystitis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/23/5.htm
23 Sep 2022
Spotlight on new tech in Barrett's esophagus
A new clinical practice update from the American Gastroenterological Association and a systematic review and meta-analysis focused on new technologies to detect Barrett's esophagus and Barrett's neoplasia.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/22/5.htm
22 Jul 2022
Spotlight on hospital care for cirrhosis
In recent studies of patients with cirrhosis, an admission order set was associated with better care quality, data supported culture-based deescalation of antibiotics during hospitalization, and nonvariceal upper GI bleeding was associated with higher readmission rates.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/26/5.htm
26 Aug 2022