Moving Beyond the 'Angelina Jolie Effect' to Address Cancer Disparities A "local heroes effect" can better reach communities of color Nov 09, 2023
New Oral Drug Approved for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer In phase III trials of pretreated patients, fruquintinib improved survival versus placebo Nov 09, 2023
Novel Therapies Show Early Promise in Advanced Gastroesophageal Cancers Results look good, but more data needed Nov 08, 2023
New Option Approved for Erosive Esophagitis Vonoprazan lands indication for healing and maintenance across all grades of condition Nov 02, 2023
Thalidomide Reduced Episodes of Recurrent GI Bleeding Study provides best evidence to date for bleeding due to small-intestinal angiodysplasia Nov 01, 2023
Stelara Biosimilar OK'd With Interchangeability But patent settlement may keep new product off market until 2025 Nov 01, 2023
CDC Backs Hepatitis C Screening for Kids Exposed in the Womb New recommendations aim to detect HCV earlier, so treatment can promptly begin Oct 31, 2023
Personalized Intervention Helps CRC Screening Decisions for Older Adults Patients receiving intervention were less likely to undergo screening if benefits were low Oct 31, 2023
Eosinophilic Esophagitis Risk Linked to Medications in Pregnancy, Infancy Increased risk observed with antibiotic and acid suppressant use Oct 30, 2023
Chinese Compound for MI?; Knee Pain Management Also in TTHealthWatch: a new colorectal cancer screening test Oct 28, 2023 podcast
Probiotics for Preterm Infants Could Pose Serious Danger, FDA Warns Abbott, Infinant Health sent warning letters about their products Oct 26, 2023
Dupilumab Helped Kids With Eosinophilic Esophagitis Achieve Needed Weight Gain The drug also met primary endpoint of reducing peak esophageal intraepithelial eosinophil counts Oct 26, 2023
Endoscopy Still an Option for Some 90-Year-Olds With GI Bleeds But conservative management used in most cases Oct 25, 2023
Novel Stool RNA Test More Sensitive for Detecting Colon Cancer Versus FIT ColoSense test outperforms fecal immunochemical testing in phase III trial Oct 25, 2023
Using Statins With Blood Thinners Linked With Less GI Bleeding Risk Relationship was seen across the different types of blood thinners Oct 25, 2023
Controversial Kratom Appeared to Cause Severe Ulcerative Colitis Flare Researchers strongly discourage its use in IBD patients Oct 24, 2023
GI Endoscopy Can Lead to Work-Related Injuries Most endoscopists reported having back, neck, and hand pain Oct 23, 2023
Targeted Combination Wins in KRAS-Positive Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Standard dose of sotorasib plus panitumumab reduced risk of progression by 51% vs standard care Oct 23, 2023
Old Antidepressant Eases Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms In primary care setting, low-dose amitriptyline as second-line treatment improved IBS severity Oct 20, 2023
Hiatal Hernia Repair With Mesh Did Not Reduce Hernia Recurrence Over the Long Term At 13 years, recurrence rates were 38% with mesh versus 31% with crural sutures alone Oct 17, 2023
Diet and Liver Health; Gut Microbiome and Cardiometabolic Disease Also in TTHealthWatch: COVID hospitalization data Oct 14, 2023 podcast
Wrongful Death Suit Filed After Patient Waited Hours in Emergency Room Lobby Death of 41-year-old mother of three was preventable, husband says Oct 13, 2023
New Oral Drug Approved for Ulcerative Colitis in Adults S1P receptor modulator etrasimod indicated for moderately to severely active disease Oct 13, 2023
Primary Care Intervention Improved Follow-Up of Abnormal Cancer Screening Results Follow-up testing within 120 days was improved with EHR reminders, patient outreach, navigation Oct 10, 2023
Lower Microbiome Diversity May Indicate Severe COVID Infection Patients admitted to the ICU had significant increases in certain bacteria, study shows Oct 10, 2023
Toxic Megacolon: Day in the Life of a Doctor Make the rounds with Siobhan Deshauer, MD, during a day in the hospital Oct 05, 2023
AMA Too Woke? FDA Warns on Probiotics; Medicare Drug-Price Negotiation Moves Forward Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Oct 02, 2023
FDA Adds Intestinal Blockage Reports to Ozempic Labeling Joins other approved GLP-1 receptor agonists in noting the potential adverse reaction Sep 28, 2023
Mayo Scrubs HCQ Data; Pharmacy Walkout Averted; Springsteen's Peptic Ulcer Disease Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Sep 28, 2023
Cancer Risk in NAFLD Higher With Early Disease Onset 52% greater risk of malignancy for patients diagnosed with fatty liver disease before age 45 Sep 27, 2023
When Screening Guidelines Collide, Who Wins? A closer look at conflicting colorectal cancer screening recommendations Sep 26, 2023
Heavy Drinking Not Tied to Lower Response to DAAs for Hepatitis C Therapy should not be restricted based on alcohol use, researchers say Sep 26, 2023
COVID Conspiracies Return; Norovirus on the Hiking Trail; 2nd Pig Heart Transplanted Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Sep 25, 2023
Fentanyl Death Trends; Food Additives and Heart Disease Also in TTHealthWatch: MDMA and PTSD, and esophageal erosion and cancer Sep 23, 2023 podcast
Another Win for Biomarker-Driven Thromboprophylaxis for Patients With Cancer Threefold risk reduction with enoxaparin in high-risk gastrointestinal, lung cancers Sep 21, 2023
Fewer Serious Problems With Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal Than Robotic Surgery Robotic-assisted cholecystectomy tied to higher rate of bile duct injury in older adults Sep 20, 2023
Delaying Esophageal Cancer Surgery After Neoadjuvant CRT Fails in Trial Histological complete response rates no better and survival appears worse Sep 19, 2023
Large Study Eases Fears Over Zantac-Cancer Link In multinational cohort, cancer incidence with pulled drug no different than other H2RAs Sep 19, 2023
Could Cetuximab Maintenance Play a Role in RAS Wild-Type Metastatic CRC? Strategy tied to better outcomes but fails to meet primary goal of phase II trial Sep 18, 2023
