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May 08, 2020
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Top stories in gastroenterology: Societies release new guidance on eosinophilic esophagitis, resuming elective endoscopy

The American Gastroenterology Association, or AGA, has published new guidelines on the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis in children and adults. It was the top story in gastroenterology last week.

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April 28, 2020
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AGA issues new guidelines on eosinophilic esophagitis

The American Gastroenterological Association published new guidelines focused on the treatment of children and adults with eosinophilic esophagitis.

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March 17, 2020
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Fluticasone tablets safe for eosinophilic esophagitis

The tablet formulation of fluticasone was safe and well tolerated in adolescents and adults with eosinophilic esophagitis.

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February 27, 2020
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PPIs: Fears Persist Despite Little Evidence for Risks

PPIs: Fears Persist Despite Little Evidence for Risks

A number of high-profile, but ultimately weakly associated, risks have hounded proton pump inhibitors for years. The mainstream media caught on to research that linked the drugs to scary conditions such as dementia, myocardial infarction and even malignancies causing some patients to discontinue them entirely. However, new research over the last several years has either disproven those previous claims or found the associations to be extremely weak. How can the gastroenterology community rebuild the image of PPIs?

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November 09, 2019
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Top 5 stories you may have missed in October

Healio Gastroenterology and Liver Disease compiled a list of the top five stories posted in October.

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October 29, 2019
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VIDEO: Oral budesonide effective in EoE

VIDEO: Oral budesonide effective in EoE

SAN ANTONIO — In this exclusive video from the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting, Ikuo Hirano, MD, FACG, a professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, discusses his presentation of a phase 3 study on the efficacy of budesonide oral suspension for eosinophilic esophagitis.

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October 24, 2019
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Healio to report live from ACG 2019


  <i>Healio </i>to report live from ACG 2019

SAN ANTONIO — Starting this weekend, Healio Gastroenterology and Liver Disease will provide live coverage as the exclusive media partner of the American College of Gastroenterology’s 84th Annual Scientific Meeting.

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October 18, 2019
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Eosinophilic esophagitis sees advancements in treatment, diagnostics: top stories in gastroenterology

Two advancements in eosinophilic esophagitis — the success of the biologic therapy Dupixent in reducing symptoms and improving quality-of life, and the accuracy of a minimally invasive diagnostic test in distinguishing active vs. inactive disease — were among the stop stories in gastroenterology last week.

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October 10, 2019
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Minimally invasive test accurately assesses EoE activity

A minimally invasive diagnostic test that used a capsule attached to a string accurately distinguished active from inactive eosinophilic esophagitis in just 1 hour, according to results of a prospective study.

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October 08, 2019
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Novel therapy improves disease features in EoE

Patients with eosinophilic esophagitis who received Dupixent experienced improvement in dysphagia, severity of histologic and endoscopic features, esophageal intraepithelial eosinophil count and esophageal distensibility, and started seeing improved symptoms and quality of life, according to study results.

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