Doug Brunk is a San Diego-based award-winning reporter who began covering health care in 1991. Before joining the company, he wrote for the health sciences division of Columbia University and was an associate editor at Contemporary Long Term Care magazine when it won a Jesse H. Neal Award. His work has been syndicated by the Los Angeles Times and he is the author of two books related to the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program. Doug has a master’s degree in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Follow him on Twitter @dougbrunk.
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Bariatric surgery found to be effective in IBD patients
SAN DIEGO – Most patients continued to require no immunosuppression for control of their IBD after surgery.
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Rifaximin effective for uncomplicated diverticulitis in real-life study
SAN DIEGO – SUDD affects about 20% of patients having diverticulosis.
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PPI metabolism may be altered in about one-third of bariatric surgery candidates
SAN DIEGO – Formation of all late marginal ulcers occurred within the control group.
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Systemic anticoagulation found to benefit acute pancreatitis patients
SAN DIEGO – The data suggest that the majority of acute pancreatitis associated with alcohol was prevented by...
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Sustainable weight loss seen 5 years after endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty
The researchers plan to follow the current cohort for the next 10-20 years.
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Emerging data support anabolic-first regimens for severe osteoporosis
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Study finds link between intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and risk of NAFLD
Finding suggests that ICP patients should be seen by a liver specialist because they may go on to develop chronic liver disease.
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Type 2 diabetes remission: Reducing excess fat in the liver might be the key
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Canagliflozin after metabolic surgery may aid weight loss, reduce glucose levels
LOS ANGELES – Reductions in adiponectin, leptin, and high–molecular weight adiponectin did not reach statistical significance.
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FMT explored as a potential weight loss treatment
SAN DIEGO – Findings characterized as “an encouraging first step in trying to understand the role that the gut microbiome is playing in the...
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Age may be a driver of therapeutic testosterone level in transgender men
LOS ANGELES – Further research and larger studies are needed to help guide management of this patient population.
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Subclinical hypothyroidism may be associated with increased cancer risks
LOS ANGELES – One of the findings includes a possible protective effect from untreated hypothyroidism against...
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Appendectomy linked to increased risk of subsequent Parkinson’s
The findings give pause to the notion of performing discretionary appendectomies in patients who are having surgery for another reason.
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Simple initiative boosted proportion of residents who screen for obesity
LOS ANGELES – During office visits, consider asking patients “How do you feel about your weight?”
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Endo fellows report lack of confidence in managing some after-hour calls
LOS ANGELES – The findings highlight a need for more formalized curriculum in telephone medicine and feedback process.