Gastroenterology
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PREDICT-UC trial found no benefit with intensified or accelerated regimens
No difference in overall survival with versus without bolus, less toxicity without
This difference is mostly explained by their smaller stature, researchers say
Having a medical condition was tied to increased risk of suicide in a dose-response-like manner
This difference is mostly explained by their smaller stature, researchers say
Having a medical condition was tied to increased risk of suicide in a dose-response-like manner
Gastroenterology Case Studies
Discordant test results complicate diagnosis of suspected C. difficile
![A photo of a fecal sample container.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/106xxx/106382.jpg)
Moral of the story: don't walk barefoot in the fields
![A photo of a senior woman laying in bed grimacing and holding her stomach.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/104xxx/104386.jpg)
Clinicians found CT scan to be best diagnostic tool
![A photo of a senior woman outdoors doubled over in pain.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/104xxx/104284.jpg)
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Almost nothing, and presidential nominees have no obligation to divulge personal health details
![A photo of Vice President Kamala Harris on stage at the Democratic National Convention.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/111xxx/111664.jpg)
Despite vast gains in knowledge, there's still much to do if we want to save lives
![A photo of a Basotho shepherd overlooking Sani Pass, Drakensberg range, Lesotho, Africa.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/111xxx/111590.jpg)
Survival similar to resection with less morbidity, but editorial suggests use in select patients
![A computer rendering of a beam of light across a liver tumor.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/111xxx/111637.jpg)
Worse progression-free, overall survival, shorter time to resistance after discontinuation
![A computer rendering of stomach cancer.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/111xxx/111604.jpg)
Alternating cycles of nab-paclitaxel-gemcitabine and gemcitabine alone boosted tolerability
![A computer rendered cutaway of pancreatic cancer](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/111xxx/111602.jpg)