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Diana Swift

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Diana Swift

Diana Swift is a freelance medical journalist based in Toronto. She has been a medical writer, editor and consumer health editor since 1988.

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Two bottles of low dose aspirin tablets

Low-Dose Aspirin Prophylaxis in Elderly Ups Risk of Serious GI Bleeds

Overall increase of about 60%, large study shows

An illustration of one digestive system with poor microbiota connected to another digestive system with good microbiota

Fecal Transplant Curbs Irritable Bowel Symptoms in Controlled Trial

Benefit wasn't permanent, but could be restored with retransplant

Photos of the endoscopic submucosal dissection procedure

Endoscopic Procedure Wins in Early Stomach Cancer

In the U.S. and Canada, curative resection high, recurrence low -- and learning curve steep

A young boy wearing a protective mask experiencing stomach pain

GI Issues in Kids With COVID-19 MIS-C May Muddy Diagnosis

Pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome symptoms could mimic less toxic GI infections, IBD

Vijay P. Singh, MBBS, on the Role of Unsaturated Fats in Severe COVID-19

Supplemental calcium carbonate and albumin must be given early in the infection to prevent progression

Three bottles of high-dose Vitamin D supplements

High-Dose Vitamin D Disappoints for Preventing Crohn鈥檚 Recurrence

No benefit seen despite substantial increase in serum 25-OH-D

A computer rendering of diverticulitis

Interval Resection Does Not Cut Surgery or Death in Complex Diverticulitis

Study findings run counter to U.S. guidelines and support more conservative management

DDW over a computer rendering of the digestive tract

For IBS Patients, Cannabis Linked to Fewer Rehospitalizations, Shorter Stays

30-day readmission rate and overall costs were lower in cannabis users

An illustration of bifidobacterium

Heat-Inactivated Probiotic May Ease IBS Symptoms

Patients report improvement with non-viable bacteria in placebo-controlled trial

A computer rendering of a colon polyp

Study: Any Polyps Raise Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Only three types, however, increased mortality

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