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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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Computer rendering of a transparent body with the sigmoid colon highlighted and dotted lines marking sigmoidectomy cut lines

<乌鸦传媒>Elective Sigmoidectomy Boosts QOL in Recurrent Diverticulitis

Surgical management associated with more major complications than standard therapy

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<乌鸦传媒>More Evidence Early Mortality Persists in IBD

Canadian study shows treatment advances haven't erased lifespan deficit

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<乌鸦传媒>New-Onset Diabetes and Pancreas Cysts a Risky Mix

Study provides support for assessing diabetes markers in pancreatic cyst surveillance

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<乌鸦传媒>Initial GI Symptoms Independently Tied to Poor COVID-19 Outcomes

Separate study finds diarrhea as a presenting symptom portended worse disease

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<乌鸦传媒>Kiwifruit Better Tolerated Than Prunes or Psyllium for Chronic Constipation

Kiwi tied to fewer adverse events and greater patient satisfaction

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<乌鸦传媒>More Data Tie Biologics to Fewer Colectomies in Ulcerative Colitis

Temporal trends analysis found reduction coincided with linear increase in prevalence of biologic medication

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<乌鸦传媒>Anal Cancer on the Rise in U.S., Especially in Women

Whites also had a higher risk than Blacks for HPV-linked disease

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<乌鸦传媒>FIT Could Accurately Rule Out CRC in Symptomatic Patients

Outperforms symptoms in sensitivity and equals colonoscopy at 2 碌g/g hemoglobin cutoff

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<乌鸦传媒>Viral Co-Infections With C. Diff Add Insult to Injury

Norovirus a common accompaniment

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<乌鸦传媒>Surprise Billing Seen Likely for Many Colonoscopies

And would be illegal for uncomplicated procedures

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