Gastroenterology News

• Europe: Erythritol Laxative Effect, Lead Levels Concerning A new evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority has set a new level for safe consumption of the sweetener while confirming that a warning label will still be necessary.
  Medscape Medical News, December 22, 2023
• Alert FDA Issues Warning About Counterfeit Ozempic The FDA has seized thousands of counterfeit units of semaglutide.
  Medscape Medical News, December 22, 2023
• Can a Healthy Gut Microbiome Prevent Kidney Stones? Patients with kidney stones show key alterations in gut and urinary microbiota compared with those without.
  Medscape Medical News, December 22, 2023
• We Know Healthy Gut Fights Infection. New Study Reveals How First-of-its-kind study could pave the way for microbiome-based treatments for infectious disease.
  Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
• ESD Curbs Adenoma Recurrence but More Adverse Events For large colonic adenomas, endoscopic submucosal dissection reduces the recurrence rate compared with endoscopic mucosal resection, but the adverse event rate is higher.
  Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
• Systemic Bias in AI Models May Undermine Diagnostic Accuracy However, standard AI model predictions enhanced diagnostic accuracy by 4.4%.
  Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
• Where Is the 'Microbiome Revolution' Headed Next? Famed microbiome researcher Dr Martin J. Blaser shares what he sees as the most promising applications, and the rigorous clinical trials needed to realize them.
  Medscape Medical News, December 19, 2023
• GLP-1 RAs Associated With Reduced CRC Risk in T2DM The effects were more profound in patients with overweight and obesity in addition to diabetes.
  Medscape Medical News, December 19, 2023
• GLP-1s Face Off Against Each Other, Weight-Loss Surgery New comparison studies show the popular weight-loss medications might not reduce certain complications as well as surgical interventions, but there's still plenty of positive news surrounding them.
  Medscape Medical News, December 19, 2023
• GVHD Raises Vitiligo Risk in Transplant Recipients "The findings suggest that early detection and management of vitiligo lesions can be improved by estimating the likelihood of its development in transplant recipients..."
  MDedge News, December 18, 2023
• One Fifth of Americans Report Use of Hemp-Derived Products Adults who used delta-8 THC were more likely to live in states where cannabis use is illegal.
  Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
• Infections Down in Acute Care Hospitals Prevention strategies to reduce healthcare-associated infections are having an effect, according to a new report on national- and state-level incidence.
  Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
• Bariatric Surgery Tied to Less Pregnancy Weight Gain Women with a history of bariatric surgery gained lesser weight during pregnancy than their counterparts with similar BMIs but without such a history, a large study has found.
  Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
• Debate Grows Over Facility Fees, Lawmakers Urge Transparency There's continued interest in more transparency about medical costs, in particular facility fees. But there's also a divided opinion about eliminating these payments for US medical care.
  Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
• Top 10 Fictional Docs on Streaming TV Both tried-and-true and out-of-the-ordinary holiday gift ideas are offered to those seeking a great present for a physician.
  Medscape News Slideshows, December 15, 2023
• Screening for Alcohol Use Disorder Cuts Hospital Readmission About half of actively drinking patients hospitalized for alcohol-associated hepatitis or decompensated alcohol-related cirrhosis undergo an intervention that can improve outcomes.
  Medscape Medical News, December 15, 2023
• Navigating the Semaglutide Shortage Grappling with a shortage of obesity drugs, doctors find themselves at the forefront of strategic decision-making to ensure optimal patient care.
  Medscape Medical News, December 14, 2023
• GLP-1 RAs for CVD: Are Cardiologists Ready? The SELECT trial catapulted GLP-1 RAs into the forefront of CVD prevention, but cardiologists are making their own decisions about whether and how they might integrate these agents into practice.
  Medscape Medical News, December 14, 2023
• Bird Flu Spreads in Europe With a Delay After Warm Autumn Bird flu is spreading fast in Europe but arrived later this year after a warm autumn delayed migration of wild birds, the main carriers of the virus that led to the death of...
  Reuters Health Information, December 14, 2023
• How Should We Treat GERD Associated With a Chronic Cough? It is difficult to establish a causal link between a cough and GERD when the latter is present, even when the patient has a diagnosis of GERD.
  Medscape Medical News, December 14, 2023
• KDIGO Supports HCV+ Kidneys Going To HCV– Recipients "This update is intended to assist clinicians in the care of patients with HCV infection and CKD, including patients receiving dialysis (CKD G5D) and patients with a kidney transplant (CKD G1T-G5T)."
  MDedge News, December 13, 2023
• New $1 Billion Plan for African Vaccine Manufacturing Up to $1 billion will be available to boost African vaccine manufacturing as part of a new scheme set up by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the global health organization said on Thursday.
  Reuters Health Information, December 07, 2023
• Alcohol Taxes Aren't High Enough, Says World Health Organization WHO urged governments on Tuesday to increase taxes on alcoholic drinks and impose them on products that are currently exempt, such as wine in some European countries.
  Reuters Health Information, December 05, 2023
• How the Microbiome Influences the Success of Cancer Therapy Microbial diversity affects whether a tumor grows, leads to inflammation, develops immune escape mechanisms, or develops therapeutic resistance, said an internal medicine specialist.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• No Adverse Effects From Steroids in Pregnant Women With EoE 'Our recommendations about the use of steroids among this population are based on the safety data extrapolated mainly from pregnant women with asthma.'
  MDedge News, December 01, 2023
• COVID Vaccines Lower Risk of Serious Illness in Kids Two doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine reduced hospitalizations and emergency department visits by 40%.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• What Is the Dark Side of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists? Doctors who prescribe this class of medication should be aware of the rare side effects with which it is associated, said an obesity expert.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• Patients Exposed to HIV, Hepatitis at Salem Hospital At least 450 patients at Mass General Brigham, Salem Hospital, near Boston are at risk of HIV and hepatitis infection, according to a lawsuit claiming negligent intravenous medication administration.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• ACG 2023 Tool Identifies Alcohol Relapse Risk After Liver Transplant A novel prognostic tool based on social determinants effectively predicted increased risk of alcohol use relapse in adults who underwent liver transplants for alcoholic liver disease.
  MDedge News, December 01, 2023
• ASCO Details How to Manage Ongoing Cancer Drug Shortage The guidance also recommends counseling to help patients and providers who are struggling with 'psychological or moral distress' from ongoing shortages.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
• Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms Rarely Turn Cancerous Individuals with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms that lack 'worrisome or high-risk features' have no greater risk of pancreatic cancer than individuals without IPMNs.
  MDedge News, November 30, 2023
• ACG 2023 Two Choices for Resection Defect Repair Show Similar Success Two novel devices are similarly effective for tissue approximation of large endoscopic resection defects, but each has advantages.
  MDedge News, November 30, 2023
• Underdiagnosed: Anemia in Pregnancy Clinicians should screen patients who are pregnant for iron deficiency anemia, experts said.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
• ACG 2023 Low-Dose Aspirin: No Flares in Pregnant Patients With IBD Low-dose aspirin is recommended for pregnant women who are at risk of hypertensive disorders, such as eclampsia, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes.
  MDedge News, November 29, 2023
• Long-Term Organ Preservation in Rectal Cancer Is Possible Long-term data from the OPRA trial show organ preservation at 5 years in about half of patients with stage II/III rectal adenocarcinoma who received total neoadjuvant therapy.
  Medscape Medical News, November 28, 2023
• AANEM 2023 Novel Myasthenia Gravis Therapies Bring Opportunities New treatments for myasthenia gravis are bringing new promise to patients, but their use must be balanced against short-term and long-term risks.
  MDedge News, November 27, 2023
• Bariatric Surgery Still Best Option for Some With Obesity Despite the rapid emergence of glucagonlike peptide-1 agonists for treating obesity, bariatric surgery may still be a better choice for some individuals, two experts say.
  Endocrine Society, November 27, 2023
• Histologic Activity in IBD Ups Risk of Serious Infections Histologic inflammation in IBD emerged as an independent risk factor for serious infection in a large Swedish population-based study.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
• Surge in Eating Disorders Tied to COVID-19 Pandemic New data show a surge in insurance claims for eating disorders during the pandemic years, especially among teenagers.
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2023
• New Trials in GI Cancers: Could Your Patient Benefit? Maybe one of your patients can join a new clinical trial in noncolorectal gastrointestinal cancer?
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2023