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Introducing ACP Gastroenterology Monthly
Welcome to the first issue of ACP Gastroenterology Monthly, a new free monthly e-newsletter from the American College of Physicians, designed to inform primary care physicians of the current literature in gastroenterology/hepatology.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/27/1.htm
27 Jan 2017
High HCV cure rate seen with FDA-approved direct-acting antiviral regimens
Six of the direct-acting antiviral (DAA) regimens yielded sustained virologic response rates above 95% in patients who had hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 without cirrhosis, including those with HIV co-infection.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/24/7.htm
24 Mar 2017
‘Burning-hot’ tea, smoking, alcohol associated with esophageal cancer risk in China
The prospective cohort study involved 10 areas across China from 2004 to 2008 and included 456,155 persons ages 30 to 79 years.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/23/6.htm
23 Feb 2018
Single sigmoidoscopy screening may reduce colorectal cancer, mortality in men but not women
Patients in Norway were randomly assigned to flexible sigmoidoscopy with and without additional fecal blood testing (with colonoscopy offered if results were positive) and were compared to patients offered no screening.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/27/5.htm
27 Apr 2018
In the Clinic: Acute diverticulitis
A recent In the Clinic article offered a clinically relevant overview of the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of acute diverticulitis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/25/9.htm
25 May 2018
HCV-infected kidney transplants appear cost-effective in recipients with HCV
Transplanting a hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected kidney and then administering HCV treatment was more effective and cost less than transplanting an HCV-uninfected kidney after HCV treatment in HCV-infected patients, mainly because the waiting list for uninfected kidneys is longer.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/27/6.htm
27 Jul 2018
Colonoscopy with computer-aided diagnosis may allow better assessment of diminutive polyps
The study aimed to determine whether computer-aided diagnosis had a negative predictive value of 90% or more for identifying diminutive rectosigmoid adenomas.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/24/6.htm
24 Aug 2018
Transplant of HCV-infected kidneys to HCV-negative recipients yields good outcomes at 12 months
The study authors concluded that their results should encourage efforts to increase use of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected kidneys and called for larger confirmatory trials.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/24/7.htm
24 Aug 2018
New Annals Virtual Patients series features case on irritable bowel syndrome
Annals Virtual Patients is an interactive medical education program that uses virtual patient simulation to test physicians' decision-making skills.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/28/8.htm
28 Sep 2018
In the Clinic: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
This feature provides an evidence-based, clinically relevant overview of the diagnosis and treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/27/8.htm
27 Nov 2018