Gastroenterology
News
SARS-CoV-2 stays in GI tract long after it clears the lungs
Researchers find COVID RNA remnants in the stool up to 7 months after diagnosis and say that infection of the GI tract may play a role in long...
Conference Coverage
Bone, breath, heart, guts: Eight essential papers in primary care
Roughly one in three adults with hypertension have inadequate blood pressure control, and clinicians have two options for intensifying treatment,...
News
Vegetarian diet as good for children, with slight risk of underweight
In a secondary study outcome, cow’s milk consumption was associated with higher serum lipid levels for both diets.
News
Ultraprocessed foods: Large study finds link with Crohn’s disease
An investigation into UPFs’ potential link with inflammatory bowel disease did not, however, find an increased risk of ulcerative colitis.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC recommends hep B vaccination for most adults
The CDC said it wants to expand vaccinations because, after decades of progress, the number of new hepatitis B infections is increasing among...
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Three Clinical Studies Demonstrating Safety and Efficacy of Treatment for Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS-D) in Adults
Commentary
GI involvement may signal risk for MIS-C after COVID
Not only is the gastrointestinal tract a potential portal of entry of the virus but it may well be the site of mediation of both local and remote...
Conference Coverage
Full results of anal cancer study point to barriers to care
Infrastructure, algorithms, and workforce training are going be needed to meet the currently unserved people through use of high-resolution...
News
Heartburn drug shows promise against COVID-19
“Famotidine is likely to remain a drug used for COVID- 19, either prescribed by physicians or self-administered by patients.”
Conference Coverage
Breakthrough COVID-19 milder in vaccinated patients with IBD
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who are vaccinated but still develop COVID experience milder disease than those who are unvaccinated.
News
USDA announces stricter standards for school nutrition
The USDA has been consulting with stakeholders for months to determine how to move toward stricter school nutrition standards while also...