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Diana Swift

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Diana Swift

Diana Swift is a freelance medical journalist based in Toronto. She has been a medical writer, editor and consumer health editor since 1988.

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A photo of gastroenterologists operating the GERDx device.

<乌鸦传媒>Can an Agile Endoscopic Device Curb PPI-Dependent GERD?

GERDx device improved quality of life; not so much for esophageal acid exposure

An MRI image of a perianal transsphincteric fistula

<乌鸦传媒>Perianal Involvement in Crohn鈥檚 Disease: How Bad for Prognosis?

Poor outcomes noted, especially with severe phenotype

A box of Celebrex (celecoxib) capsules over a computer rendering of colon cancer

<乌鸦传媒>Can a COX-2 Inhibitor Boost Disease-free Survival in CRC?

Large trial tested addition of the agent to standard FOLFOX

A close up of a woman clutching her stomach highlighted in red

<乌鸦传媒>Refractory IBD: The Case for Doubling Up on Drugs

Meta-analysis suggests select patients can avoid surgery

A man in pain with his hand over a glowing computer rendering of his intestines

<乌鸦传媒>Minimizing the Pesky Placebo Response in IBS Trials

Identifying the determinants is key to better trial design

A fluoroscopy of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

<乌鸦传媒>No Help From Extra Hydration to Prevent Post-ERCP Pancreatitis

Trial may settle whether aggressive, laborious procedure is justified

A bottle of Xeljanz (tofacitinib) tablets 5 mg over a computer rendering of ulcerative colitis

<乌鸦传媒>Game Changer for Ulcerative Colitis Patients Failing Anti-TNF?

JAK inhibitor helped when biologic didn't

A computer rendering of a tumor in the intestine

<乌鸦传媒>New Guideline Lowers Age to Begin Colorectal Cancer Screening

Update comes as incidence has doubled in people under 50

A vial of Entyvio (vedolizumab) for injection over a computer rendering of ulcerative colitis

<乌鸦传媒>Vedolizumab Tied to Lower Risk for Serious Infections in Ulcerative Colitis

But positive association versus TNF inhibitors not seen in Crohn's disease

A barium x-ray showing diverticulitis

<乌鸦传媒>Antibiotic Duo Wins in Diverticulitis Outpatient Tx

Less risk for harms without adversely affecting outcomes, cohort studies show

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