Vomiting

Most patients with all-cause and norovirus-associated acute gastroenteritis have only one health care encounter, primarily in the outpatient setting, researchers found in a study.

Consumption of uncooked or undercooked morel mushrooms was “strongly associated” with a gastrointestinal illness outbreak in spring 2023 that resulted in two deaths, highlighting the importance of proper food preparation procedures.

Cases of norovirus have risen across the United States, although symptom-based care and proper hygiene can help treat and prevent the spread of the disease, an expert said.

Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, commonly called morning sickness, is a complex condition that can occur at any time of the day and includes and combination of nausea, vomiting and retching.

Adults with obesity who received an injectable GIP receptor antagonist/GLP-1 receptor agonist every 4 weeks had a decrease in body weight that was maintained for up to 150 days, according to study findings published in Nature Metabolism.

Researchers at University of Central Florda developed an educational game to help older adults with cancer manage chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting.

SAN DIEGO — Treatment with a selective PIM1 kinase inhibitor showed positive clinical reactions in a sample of 23 patients with relapsed/refractory myelofibrosis, according to preliminary data presented at ASH Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Low-dose olanzapine appeared noninferior to the standard dose for controlling chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting without requiring delayed steroids among patients with solid tumors, according to study results.

Acamprosate and oral naltrexone were associated with significantly improved alcohol consumption outcomes compared with placebo and could be used alongside psychosocial interventions as first-line treatment for alcohol use disorder.

The FDA has granted conditional use with magnetic resonance imaging to Enterra Medical’s implantable electrical stimulation device for management of symptoms associated with gastroparesis, according to a company release.