
Healio Gastroenterology
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http://healio.com/gastroenterology 02-08-2012 14:39:29
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🍗Does a more #inflammatory diet mean worse survival in late-stage #ColonCancer? Today’s #ASCO25 data says YES😬 🎙️ “Patients with better survival outcomes were those who… consumed less inflammatory diets” -Sara Khosrowjerdi Char, MD Dana-Farber ⬇️ healio.com/news/hematolog…

👩⚕️Patients with short bowel syndrome-associated intestinal failure who were treated with teduglutide achieved enteral autonomy faster than untreated patients, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week. #crohns #IBD #ShortBowelSyndrome #DDW25 bit.ly/3Z5VaWl


🏥👵👴 US Counties without gastroenterologists tend to have older populations—exactly the people who need GI care the most. That mismatch? "Concerning," say Arun Jesudian & team at Weill Cornell Medicine GI & Hepatology. We need better access where it’s needed most. #HealthEquity bit.ly/3HdYKYs


🚨 New study from University of Helsinki: Preop #antibiotics don’t reduce the risk for appendiceal perforation in acute appendicitis. 💉⛔ 🤔🩺 Turns out, waiting for surgery without antibiotics might be just as safe. Time to rethink routine meds? #MedTwitter bit.ly/4kGaYIi

📢 “Liver flushes can be particularly risky, as they can cause severe dehydration and electrolyte imbalances,” Rosario Ligresti, MD FASGE of Hackensack Meridian said about #livercleanse #supplements. Read the full feature on Healio Gastroenterology. 👇 bit.ly/403DZFh

👀 “These products can reach millions on eyes via social media,” Kristin Kirkpatrick of Cleveland Clinic said about #livercleanse #supplements. Read the full feature on #livercleanse Healio Gastroenterology 👇 bit.ly/403DZFh

⚖️ A Supreme Court ruling in Kennedy v. Braidwood could unravel decades of progress in hepatitis C care. New paper from Gastroenterology Michigan Research Michigan Hepatology Elliot Tapper warns: lives (and livers) are on the line. 🩺💸 #HepC #SCOTUS bit.ly/43KK8IV

📢 “Most #vitamins, minerals, and supplements do not undergo the same #FDA approval process as conventional medications,” Paul Kwo of Stanford Medicine said about #livercleanse #supplements. Read the full feature on Healio Gastroenterology. 👇 bit.ly/403DZFh

📢 New findings via University of Helsinki: Preop #antibiotics don't lower perforation risk in uncomplicated appendicitis. 💉❌ This could mean more flexibility in timing #surgery + less antibiotic use — without added risk. 🕒🔄 Safe, smart, efficient. #MedTwitter bit.ly/4kGaYIi

📈 Despite recent increases in postdischarge pharmacotherapy for patients admitted with alcohol-associated #liverdisease, psychiatric referrals or outpatient follow-ups remain low. Healio spoke with Brian Ting of Tulane Medicine about the data 👇 bit.ly/4l9JEBW

🌿🥗 Can what’s on your plate help manage Crohn’s? New research from Lihi Godny links the #MedDiet to better outcomes in Crohn’s disease. Could diet be part of the treatment plan? #Crohns #IBD #GutHealth bit.ly/3TvWqie


🎯🧻👀 Colonoscopies in 45–49 year olds found polyp & cancer rates on par with 50–54s, per Dr. Jeffrey K. Lee & Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal. More proof that starting CRC screening at 45 is right on target! #GetScreened #ColorectalCancer bit.ly/4k0Vsp4

Great to see Healio Gastroenterology report on study led by Jeffrey Lee Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal KPNorthernCal PermanenteDoctors in JAMA that provides more support for #USPSTF decision to drop age for #colorectalcancer screening to 45. #cancerscreening #CancerResearch Story: bit.ly/3HMzHfo


🤔 Data in AJG - The American Journal of Gastroenterology showed that fecal microbiota transplantation is not effective at inducing clinical or endoscopic remission in patients with #Crohnsdisease, but is there more do investigate? Healio spoke with a researcher from University of Alberta 👇 bit.ly/4lfGWL6


🧪📉 For the first time in a decade, acute hepatitis C rates declined in 2022—thanks to better screening, per Gastroenterology Michigan Research Michigan Hepatology Elliot Tapper. ⚖️ However, Kennedy v. Braidwood could undo it all. #HepC #SCOTUS bit.ly/43KK8IV

📈🍷 Deaths from alcohol-associated #liverdisease have doubled since 1999, per Robert Wong, MD, MS, FAASLD, FACG & Stanford Medicine. 🚨 Sharpest rise among women, young adults & American Indian/Alaska Native groups. bit.ly/4ecdPWM