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Over-the-scope clips in routine nonvariceal bleed still uncertain
- Author:
- Becky McCall
Over-the scope clips as first-line endoscopic treatment for nonvariceal lesions may prevent further bleeding, but clinicians need to understand...
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Could a baby’s gut health be an early predictor of future type 1 diabetes?
- Author:
- Becky McCall
The found a decrease in butyrate-producing bacteria (Anaerostipes, Flavonifractor, Ruminococcaceae UBA1819, and Eubacterium...
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Crohn’s disease remission rates ‘remarkably higher’ with vedolizumab
- Author:
- Becky McCall
Findings may influence physicians to select vedolizumab over anti-TNF therapy as first-line biologic for CD.
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Ileocecal resection possible first-line option in early Crohn’s disease
- Author:
- Becky McCall
Patients with early ileocecal Crohn’s disease who undergo ileocecal surgery remain off drug treatment 5 years later.
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Pediatric IBD patients wrestle with lingering gut pain
- Author:
- Becky McCall
Chronic pain in children and adolescents with IBD is not linked to disease activity, nonetheless it impacts emotional wellbeing which suggests...
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IBD: More patients on vedolizumab vs. anti-TNFs at 2 years
- Author:
- Becky McCall
Vedolizumab showed a higher overall 1- and 2-year persistence of use, compared with two anti–tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in both Crohn’s...
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Cannabis tied to lower IBD mortality, hospital costs
- Author:
- Becky McCall
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who concurrently use cannabis show a highly significant reduction in inpatient mortality and hospital...
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In families with gout, obesity and alcohol add to personal risk
- Author:
- Becky McCall
Genetic makeup is the key driver for the increased risk of gout found in families with a history of the disease. This risk is increased in people...
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Highly processed foods ‘as addictive’ as tobacco
- Author:
- Becky McCall
New research suggests that health care professionals are taking steps toward framing food addiction as a clinical entity in its own right.
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Sexual issues common for GI patients, but docs often avoid topic
- Author:
- Becky McCall
Lack of knowledge, too little time, and embarrassment are the main reasons gastroenterologists don’t discuss the sexual dysfunction that their...
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FMT in IBS: ‘We’ve been targeting the wrong part of the intestine’
- Author:
- Becky McCall
“It seems that bacteria in the small intestine play a more central role in IBS, as well as its associated fatigue, than bacteria in the large...
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First RCT evaluating benefits of colonoscopy screening rocks GI: NordICC
- Author:
- Becky McCall
In an intention-to-screen analysis, 10-year results from the NordICC trial show that colonoscopy reduces the risk of colorectal cancer by only 18...
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FMT in IBS: ‘We’ve been targeting the wrong part of the intestine’
- Author:
- Becky McCall
“It seems that bacteria in the small intestine play a more central role in IBS, as well as its associated fatigue, than bacteria in the large...
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Colonoscopy lowers CRC risk and death, but not by much: NordICC
- Author:
- Becky McCall
In an intention-to-screen analysis, 10-year results from the NordICC trial show that colonoscopy reduces the risk of colorectal cancer by only 18...
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Does COVID-19 cause type 1 diabetes in children? Time will tell
- Author:
- Becky McCall
Norwegian study finds association of SARS-CoV-2 with type 1 diabetes if diagnosed over 30 days after infection, while Scottish study finds no such...