Gastroenterology News

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed timing of colonoscopy relative to total joint arthroplasty was not linked to an increased risk of periprosthetic joint infection.

Completing medical education and training is a monumental achievement that can launch a successful lifetime career.

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors were associated with a higher likelihood of disease regression among patients with concomitant metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and type 2 diabetes, data showed.

A “rapid response to hepatitis A exposure” helped minimize the risk for transmission and prevent an HAV outbreak among incarcerated persons in a Los Angeles County jail, according to an investigation in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Bariatric surgery will continue to be a therapeutic option for obesity and early diabetes in the future and may be used in combination with newer medications, according to a speaker.

Postoperative antibiotic use did not improve rates of surgical site infection among pediatric patients with nonperforated appendicitis and gangrenous, suppurative or exudative findings, according to data in JAMA Surgery.

In a Healio video exclusive, Sneha Dave, recaps a roundtable series presented by the Crohn’s and Colitis Young Adults Network, which encourages young adults with inflammatory bowel disease to discuss gaps and opportunities in research.

Patients without health insurance experienced higher rates of unplanned surgery, inpatient mortality and complications for access-sensitive conditions that could be treated electively, according to data published in JAMA Surgery.

In this Healio video, David A. Johnson, MD, MACG, FASGE, MACP, reminds physicians to ask patients with nocturnal heartburn or GERD about associated sleep disturbances, which can negatively affect “next-day functioning” and quality of life.

The organization of cells in scar tissue around pancreatic tumors may help predict survival, according to researchers at Stanford Medicine.