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Gut microbiome could make weight loss easier for some
Researchers found that the gut microbiome - the bacteria that help digest food and absorb nutrients in the intestines - can influence attempts at...
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Expert Review on IBD dysplasia surveillance, management
The 14 best practice advice statements cover a variety of topics, including appropriate lesion terminology and characterization.
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A boy went to a COVID-swamped ER. He waited for hours. Then his appendix burst.
To have so many ICU beds pressed into service for a single diagnosis is “unheard of. It’s approaching apocalyptic.”
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Weight-loss surgery linked to fewer cardiovascular events, more so with RYGB
A retrospective analysis of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy suggests the former may be more protective
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Korean siblings face high familial IBD risk
An analysis from South Korea quantifies heightened risks of ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease in first-degree relatives.
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Climate change demands ‘green’ endoscopy
Authors outline steps that endoscopists can take to improve sustainability.
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VARSITY: Better histologic outcomes with vedolizumab than adalimumab in UC
The Robart Histopathology Index may be more suitable than the Geboes Index score for tracking histology outcomes after ulcerative colitis...
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2021 AGA Rapid Review and Guideline Update: Pre-endoscopy SARS-CoV-2 testing post vaccination
The new guideline eases requirements for testing as vaccinations are rolled out in the interest of minimizing delays in care.
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COVID-19: New GI symptoms don’t raise death risk in IBD
International registry data show new onset of GI symptoms is common in IBD patients with COVID-19 regardless of IBD disease status.
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Better to binge drink than regularly tipple, suggests GI cancer study