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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.

Treatment for Helicobacter pylori was associated with improved overall and disease-free survival among patients with confirmed infection and gastric cancer who underwent gastrectomy, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

A week after halting the distribution of Zantac, Sandoz, the drug’s manufacturer, voluntarily recalled several formulations of the heartburn medication after noting confirmed contamination with N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a possible human carcinogen, above established FDA levels.