Gastroenterology News

NEW YORK — In this Healio video from the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Bhagwan A. Bahroo, MD, discusses the relationship that nutrition and mental state have with an individual’s overall health.

In this podcast episode, John Inadomi, MD, chair of the department of internal medicine at University of Utah Health, discusses the value of mentorship, qualities a leader should possess and more.

In this episode, we dive into the story of aspirin and the development of ibuprofen, ending with the experiments that showed the mechanism of how aspirin actually works.

As part of its ongoing campaign against UnitedHealthcare and the insurer’s plans to implement the Gold Card program for gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures, AGA encourages all supporters to use the hashtag #StopUHC on social media.

Although both patient frailty and type of procedure affected outcomes among adults older than 65 years undergoing emergency surgery, the level of procedure risk had a stronger link to adverse outcomes, according to researchers.

SAN ANTONIO — After confirming reports of norovirus in a hematologic oncology and clinical trials unit, a comprehensive infection prevention plan was put in place, stopping further infections with no recurrence.

Because the science underpinning medicine evolves so quickly, it is not uncommon for some doctors to manage patients based on old evidence that is no longer a best practice; this is called clinical inertia.

Although two restrictive diets and medical treatment all reduced the severity of symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome, the effect was greater with diets, suggesting their potential as first-line treatment, according to researchers.

Hormone replacement therapy was associated with improved disease symptoms, measured by the physician global assessment score, in a cohort of postmenopausal women with inflammatory bowel disease, according to data.

A 44-year-old man presents as a new patient because he is worried that he has lost weight for no obvious reason and has been noticeably more fatigued recently. He is very worried that he has cancer.