Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Top stories in gastroenterology: Societies release new guidance on eosinophilic esophagitis, resuming elective endoscopy
AGA issues new guidelines on eosinophilic esophagitis
Fluticasone tablets safe for eosinophilic esophagitis
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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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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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.
Minimally invasive test accurately assesses EoE activity
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.