<ѻý>AMA Too Woke? FDA Warns on Probiotics; Medicare Drug-Price Negotiation Moves Forwardѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Oct 02, 2023
<ѻý>FDA Adds Intestinal Blockage Reports to Ozempic Labelingѻý> Joins other approved GLP-1 receptor agonists in noting the potential adverse reaction Sep 28, 2023
<ѻý>When Screening Guidelines Collide, Who Wins?ѻý> A closer look at conflicting colorectal cancer screening recommendations Sep 26, 2023
<ѻý>COVID Conspiracies Return; Norovirus on the Hiking Trail; 2nd Pig Heart Transplantedѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Sep 25, 2023
<ѻý>Fentanyl Death Trends; Food Additives and Heart Diseaseѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: MDMA and PTSD, and esophageal erosion and cancer Sep 23, 2023 podcast
<ѻý>Fewer Serious Problems With Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal Than Robotic Surgeryѻý> Robotic-assisted cholecystectomy tied to higher rate of bile duct injury in older adults Sep 20, 2023
<ѻý>Delaying Esophageal Cancer Surgery After Neoadjuvant CRT Fails in Trialѻý> Histological complete response rates no better and survival appears worse Sep 19, 2023
<ѻý>Child Develops Voluminous Diarrhea After Amoxicillinѻý> Discordant test results complicate diagnosis of suspected C. difficile Sep 18, 2023
<ѻý>Non-Erosive GERD May Not Increase Risk of Esophageal Cancerѻý> Study shows similar incidence rates to general population, unlike for those with erosive GERD Sep 18, 2023
<ѻý>Blood Test Accurately Diagnosed Celiac Disease in Adultsѻý> But biopsy should still remain standard, expert advised Sep 14, 2023
<ѻý>Adding Regorafenib in First-Line 'Promising' in Gastric Cancerѻý> Including TKI with nivolumab plus FOLFOX deemed safe in metastatic esophagogastric disease Sep 05, 2023
<ѻý>Gut Microbiome Study Yields Clues to Melanoma Development, Progressionѻý> Differences between patients and volunteers, early- vs late-stage may help guide management Aug 31, 2023
<ѻý>Early Cholecystectomy Questioned for More Severe Acute Biliary Pancreatitisѻý> Retrospective analysis suggests worse outcomes versus delayed procedure Aug 25, 2023
<ѻý>Ultra-Rare Immune System Disease Gets First FDA-Approved Treatmentѻý> Pozelimab reduced hospitalizations, albumin transfusions in CHAPLE disease patients Aug 18, 2023
<ѻý>Most Appendicitis Patients See Good Long-Term Outcomes With Conservative Txѻý> Decades after antibiotic treatment, 60% of patients had avoided appendectomy Aug 10, 2023
<ѻý>Dementia Risk Linked With Cumulative Heartburn Med Use, Analysis Suggestsѻý> Study adds to the ongoing discussion about proton pump inhibitors and cognition Aug 09, 2023
<ѻý>Study Questions Relationship Between Hospital Competition and Surgical Qualityѻý> Outcomes were mixed, depending on the operation Aug 02, 2023
<ѻý>Should Surgery Be Offered for Malignant Bowel Obstruction?ѻý> Study finds no benefit in terms of days alive and out of the hospital, but symptom burden eased Aug 02, 2023
<ѻý>Rotavirus Hospitalization in Kids Linked to Autoimmune Disease Later Onѻý> Higher risks for arthritis, connective tissue disorders, other diseases seen in Korean study Jul 26, 2023
<ѻý>Gut Biome Altered in Inflammatory Arthritis, but Causal Direction Unclearѻý> Authors of new study ready to exonerate intestinal flora as a cause of joint disease Jul 26, 2023
<ѻý>PPIs Linked to Worse Outcomes With Widely Used Breast Cancer Drugѻý> Concomitant use of proton pump inhibitors with palbociclib associated with shorter survival Jul 21, 2023
<ѻý>Nixing Food Triggers Could Ease More Eosinophilic GI Disordersѻý> Remission in stomach and duodenum, improved symptoms seen Jul 20, 2023
<ѻý>Lisa Marie Presley's Cause of Death; End of AIDS? Human-Animal COVID Transmissionѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Jul 14, 2023
<ѻý>Mirikizumab Benefit in UC Extends Into Maintenance Phaseѻý> Twice as many responders achieved clinical remission at week 40 versus placebo Jun 28, 2023
<ѻý>Continuing Trastuzumab After Progression Shows Promise in HER2+ Gastric/GEJ Cancerѻý> Adding anti-HER2 agent to ramucirumab, paclitaxel exceeds historical PFS with doublet Jun 28, 2023
<ѻý>Gut Microbiome Instability Associated With Lupus Nephritis Flaresѻý> One specific gut microbe may be a major factor Jun 27, 2023
<ѻý>Transfascial Mesh Fixation During Complex Hernia Repairs: To Skip or Not to Skip?ѻý> No fixation was noninferior to fixation in open retromuscular ventral hernia repair, trial shows Jun 21, 2023
<ѻý>Neoadjuvant Chemo Flops Versus Upfront Surgery for Resectable Pancreatic Cancerѻý> Survival 13 months better with surgery, but "curiosities" in neoadjuvant arm muddy the results Jun 04, 2023
<ѻý>UnitedHealthcare in the Hot Seat Over GI Procedure 'Advance Notification' Policyѻý> New rule came in response to concerns over proposed prior authorization policy Jun 01, 2023
<ѻý>Warning: Prior Auth for Colonoscopy Is the Wrong Way to Goѻý> The policy adds delays to care and may worsen health outcomes May 24, 2023
<ѻý>In a Reminder of AI's Limits, ChatGPT Fails Gastro Examѻý> Both versions of the AI model failed to achieve the 70% accuracy threshold to pass May 22, 2023
<ѻý>Ocaliva for NASH Gets Thumbs Down From FDA Advisorsѻý> Difficulty of risk mitigation for potential drug-induced liver injury weighed heavily on members May 19, 2023
<ѻý>First JAK Inhibitor Approved for Crohn's Diseaseѻý> Upadacitinib lands indication for moderately to severely active disease in adults May 18, 2023
<ѻý>AI in Colonoscopy: Disconnect Grows Between Academic, Community Studiesѻý> Clearly helpful in manufacturers' trials, but not so much in routine practice May 09, 2023
<ѻý>Gut Bacteria Cocktail Helps Long COVIDѻý> Oral treatment alleviates symptoms better than placebo May 09, 2023
<ѻý>Win for Vedolizumab in Recurrent Crohn's Diseaseѻý> Trial boosts case for label expansion May 08, 2023
<ѻý>Study: VA Surgeons Who Do Colonoscopies May Need More Trainingѻý> Outdone by gastroenterologists in finding adenomatous polyps May 08, 2023
<ѻý>Even at Stage IV, Immunotherapy Helps in Pancreatic Cancerѻý> Small but clear boost to overall survival May 07, 2023
<ѻý>Medicaid Expansion Seen Lifting Colon Cancer Screening for Low-Income Peopleѻý> But not a cure-all in states boosting eligibility May 06, 2023
<ѻý>Gut Microbiome Varies Hour to Hour, Month to Monthѻý> Intraindividual shifts over time may explain why drugs don't work the same in everyone May 04, 2023