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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 microscope image of helicobacter pylori

<乌鸦传媒>AGA Updates Guidelines for Refractory H. Pylori

New info stresses knowing patients' antibiotic exposure and doing drug susceptibility testing

A skinny Asian woman lies on the couch with her hand on her stomach and eyes closed

<乌鸦传媒>Underweight Tied to GI Distress

But which comes first?

The packaging and bottle of low-dose aspirin

<乌鸦传媒>Aspirin and CRC Risk: A Curious Age Connection

Implications for prophylactic recommendations, researchers say

A nurse attends to a woman in her home experiencing abdominal pain, both are wearing protective masks

<乌鸦传媒>COVID-19: A Clear Affinity for the Digestive System

GI manifestations may be a red flag for more severe disease and worse outcomes

A computer rendering of a transparent human body with the stomach highlighted in red

<乌鸦传媒>Diet Curbs GERD Beyond Acid Suppressants

Study finds five anti-reflux behaviors could prevent almost 40% of the symptoms in women

A CT scan of the abdomen showing perforated diverticulitis

<乌鸦传媒>Laparoscopic Lavage a Safe Option in Perforated Diverticulitis

No difference versus resection in long-term severe complications, but recurrence more common

A computer rendering of the upper gastrointestinal tract over a background of blood platelets

<乌鸦传媒>GI Bleeds Tied to Worse Prognosis for COVID-19 Inpatients

Anticoagulation or antiplatelet agents not tied to higher risk of bleeding in cohort study

A computer rendering of a transparent human body depicting a tumor on the esophagus

<乌鸦传媒>Young-Onset Esophageal Cancer Rapidly Increasing

Physicians should be on the alert for younger patients with dysphagia, researchers urge

A computer rendering of a tumor in the prostate

<乌鸦传媒>High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients Can Wait 6 Months for Surgery: Study

Can be considered low priority procedure during COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say

A child with an appendectomy scar on his stomach

<乌鸦传媒>COVID-19 Fears Tied to More Appendix Perforations in Kids

Visits to a pediatric emergency department in Virginia declined during pandemic

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