Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on colorectal cancer diagnosis
New diagnoses of colorectal cancer plummeted at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and diagnosis and management were also the focus of recent research and a clinical practice update from the American Gastroenterological Association.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/26/5.htm
26 Jun 2020
Spotlight on colorectal cancer prevention
This past month featured research on colorectal cancer prevention with both aspirin and diet, as well as a new clinical practice update from the American Gastroenterological Association on chemoprevention of colorectal neoplasia.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/26/5.htm
26 Feb 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 IBS treatments
In the past month, several studies looked at potential treatments for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), including a probiotic strain, psychological therapies, and internet-based versus face-to-face education.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/24/5.htm
24 Apr 2020
Spotlight on early-onset CRC
As colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence increases among younger adults, earlier screening and detection may lead to improved health outcomes, recent studies found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/25/6.htm
25 Jun 2021
Spotlight on fecal immunochemical testing
Recent research focused on the outcomes of screening for colorectal cancer with fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) in patients with positive FIT, negative colonoscopy, or no recent screening.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/23/5.htm
23 Oct 2020
Spotlight on The Liver Meeting
Highlights from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases' annual meeting, held virtually this past weekend, included insights on COVID-19 and the liver and a conversation with the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020, who discovered hepatitis C virus.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/20/5.htm
20 Nov 2020
Spotlight on HBV infection
In the past month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published a draft recommendation statement on screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and two systematic reviews and meta-analyses looked at treatments and a novel immunoassay to quantify HBV DNA.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/22/5.htm
22 May 2020
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 irritable bowel syndrome
In the past month, researchers assessed potential treatments of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), reviewed likely causes of the condition, and quantified the daily challenges facing patients with IBS.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/23/5.htm
23 Aug 2019