Obesity
Obesity
05/20/2019
While fecal microbiota transplantation from lean donors can have positive effects on metabolic syndrome, its effect in patients with obesity is not known. Researchers of a new study presented at Digestive...
05/20/2019
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A
05/20/2019
Authors of a new study presented at Digestive Disease Week created a novel prediction tool to evaluate more than 100 individuals with acute hepatitis A infection in an effort to identify those at high risk...
05/20/2019
Exercise
Exercise
05/19/2019
The authors of a new study presented at DDW 2019 evaluated risk factors of liver-disease–related mortality using physical activity data of more than 100,000 individuals over 26 years.
05/19/2019
Acute Pancreatitis
Acute Pancreatitis
05/19/2019
Results of a new study presented at DDW 2019 investigated the ideal time cholecystectomy should be performed after acute biliary pancreatitis diagnosis.
05/19/2019
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
05/18/2019
The results of a study presented at DDW 2019 suggest a different—and better—approach than watching and waiting when a child swallows a button battery.
05/18/2019
Obesity
Obesity
05/18/2019
To assess the impact of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty on total body weight, authors of a study measured more than 5 years of weight-loss data of more than 200 individuals with obesity prior to the...
05/18/2019
venous thromboembolism
venous thromboembolism
05/13/2019
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease have an increased risk for venous thromboembolism during hospitalization. Researchers in Ontario, Canada, sought to determine whether the risk continues after...
05/13/2019
Constipation
Constipation
04/18/2019
Authors of a new study evaluated whether sensitivity to food textures, tastes, or odors is associated with chronic constipation in preschool-aged children.
04/18/2019
Elderly Patients
Elderly Patients
04/16/2019
Researchers analyzed results of the REACT clinical trial to determine whether age affects the safety and efficacy of early combined immunosuppressive treatment in Crohn disease.
04/16/2019
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
04/08/2019
The CDC is investigating a multi-state outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O103 infections.
04/08/2019