Gastroenterology News

The ACG and ASGE have released an updated quality indicators document, intended to serve as a framework to improve performance of endoscopic procedures.

In this podcast episode, Tom McCourt, chief executive officer of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, discusses the evolving relationship between physicians and pharma, breakthroughs in GI drugs and more.

Although glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use prior to upper endoscopy was linked to a higher rate of retained gastric contents, evidence supports prolonged fasting as the “optimal approach” rather than routine discontinuation.

The list prices of Stelara and Enbrel for Medicare users will be discounted nearly 70% come 2026 as a result of the first round CMS price negotiations with drugmakers, the White House has announced.

Medicine was an interesting thought as I was growing up with no medical people in my family.

Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment may benefit skin, musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal manifestations of systemic sclerosis, with low risks for adverse events, according to data published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.

“Aggressive” combination therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease improved survival among patients with systemic sclerosis and interstitial lung disease, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Another person has died in a multistate Listeria outbreak linked to sliced deli meats, bringing the death toll to three, according to the CDC.

Researchers estimated that nearly 15.6 million Americans consumed at least one potentially hepatotoxic botanical product in the past 30 days, similar to usage reports for simvastatin and NSAIDS.

Routine childhood vaccinations prevented more than 1.1 million deaths among children born during the past 30 years in the United States, CDC researchers found.