learning from experience
Recurring and intense skin lesions cause one-third of patients that take anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to discontinue treatment, reports
Genetic features of many patients with Crohn’s disease affect the ability of their intestinal cells to undergo autophagy—a form of self-digestion that allows them to
Hospitals can spend millions of dollars removing foreign objects—pens, batteries, and even razor blades—intentionally swallowed by patients, according to the November issue of Clinical Gastroenterology
Coffee—caffeinated or decaffeinated—protects liver and gastrointestinal cells from toxic compounds, according to Sandra Kalthoff et al. in the November issue of Gastroenterology. In many epidemiology
Gastric electrical stimulation (GES) reduces nausea and vomiting and improves quality of life in diabetic patients with gastroparesis, according to Richard W. McCallum et al.
Liver biopsies are relatively safe and well tolerated among patients with advanced chronic hepatitis C, based on data from the HALT-C trial. Liver biopsy analysis
Colonoscopy screening reduces mortality from cancers of the distal, but not proximal, colon, according to a study published in the October issue of Gastroenterology. Harminder
Men and smokers have the greatest risk for developing colorectal neoplasms—even more than people with a family history of this cancer—according to Michael Hoffmeister et
As more patients have undergone imaging examinations for various disorders, physicians have detected pancreatic cysts with increasing frequency. Some cysts become malignant yet many remain
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a recurring problem for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a clinical study by Gottfried Novacek et al. in
Dr. Kristine Novak is a science writer and editor based in San Francisco. She has extensive experience covering gastroenterology, hepatology, immunology, oncology, clinical, and biotechnology research discoveries.
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