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Bariatric surgery linked to longer life
Surgery is associated with a 3-year increase in lifespan.
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NMOSD challenges in children
Neuroimmunologists discuss key diagnosis and treatment strategies.
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Worldwide measles vaccination is flagging
Vaccine hesitancy and other factors are driving a resurgence in the disease, with short-term and long-term consequences.
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C. difficile linked to surgery risk in pediatric Crohn’s
Patients who tested positive for Clostridoides difficile in the first year after diagnosis were more likely to go in for colectomy.
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Fecal transplant linked to reduced C. difficile mortality
A hospital’s switch to fecal transplants was associated with reduced mortality in patients with severe or fulminant Clostridioides difficile...
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Hospital leadership lessons in the era of COVID-19
In a virtual SHM seminar, Dr. Leonard Marcus shared advice and techniques for meta-leadership.
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PPIs associated with diabetes risk, but questions remain
Researchers call for blood glucose testing and diabetes surveillance in long-term PPI users, but causal evidence is weak.
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A possible benchmark for Barrett’s esophagus surveillance
A study of neoplasia detection rate in community gastroenterology procedures could provide a quality control benchmark for surveillance in Barrett...
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PPIs associated with diabetes risk, but questions remain
Researchers call for blood glucose testing and diabetes surveillance in long-term PPI users, but causal evidence is weak.
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Gastroenterologists among the most likely to adopt telemedicine
A Doximity report shows a rapid increase in telemedicine in the wake of COVID-19, especially among specialists who treat chronic illness.
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Endoscopic screening for gastric cancer is cost effective in Asian Americans
Model of endoscopic screening concomitant with colonoscopy in asymptomatic 50-year-olds finds greatest cost-effectiveness for Chinese, Japanese,...
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Blood biomarker may predict Parkinson’s disease progression
Neurofilament light chain levels are heightened in Parkinson’s disease and may aid diagnosis, but it is limited by low specificity.
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FDA grants approval to weekly growth hormone for adults
Weekly formulation of somapacitan could improve patient compliance.
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Researchers home in on optimal biopsy length for giant cell arteritis
Review of Canadian records suggests 1.5-2 cm of tissue.
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Choroid plexuses may play a role in migraine
A study of blood–cerebrospinal fluid transport implicates choroid plexuses and reveals a novel migraine biomarker.