Search results for "Keeping tabs"
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 CRC screening and follow-up
Several recent studies focused on screening and follow-up for colorectal cancer (CRC), including one that found differences in decision making between primary care physicians and gastroenterologists on surveillance colonoscopies in older adults.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/27/5.htm
27 Jan 2023
Spotlight on the cost of gastroenteritis
Two industry-funded studies looked at the economic burden of acute infectious gastroenteritis among U.S. adults and found that use of large multiplex polymerase chain reaction panels was associated with similar costs as traditional workup.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/24/5.htm
24 Feb 2023
Spotlight on National CRC Awareness Month
For National Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Awareness Month, this Spotlight reviewed recent studies reporting “a rapidly changing landscape of disease that foreshadows less favorable trends ahead” and comparing time to CRC diagnosis and treatment between younger and older adults.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/24/5.htm
24 Mar 2023
Spotlight on H. pylori and gastric cancer risk
Recent studies in Japan found that eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection may be particularly important for gastric cancer prevention in certain patients and that lack of follow-up after eradication is a risk factor for undifferentiated gastric cancer.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/21/5.htm
21 Apr 2023
Spotlight on statins and chronic liver disease
Recent studies found associations between statin use and decreased risks of severe liver disease and mortality in patients with chronic liver disease.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/26/5.htm
26 May 2023
Spotlight on abdominal bloating
Bloating is common throughout the world, is strongly associated with abdominal pain, and may improve with adequate doses of rifaximin, recent studies found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/23/5.htm
23 Jun 2023
Spotlight on psychological factors and GERD
Studies published in the past month found a relationship between psychological factors, including anxiety and depression, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/28/5.htm
28 Jul 2023
Spotlight on hospitalizations for cirrhosis
Recent studies looked at predicting readmissions, treating acute kidney injury, and improving health literacy in patients hospitalized with cirrhosis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/25/5.htm
25 Aug 2023