Two More IBD Drugs Cleared for Safety During Pregnancy Ustekinumab, vedolizumab not linked to greater risk of complications Oct 26, 2022
Guselkumab-Golimumab Combo Shows Promise for Ulcerative Colitis More clinical remissions, endoscopic improvements, early trial finds Oct 26, 2022
New HRS Drug Cuts Need for Renal Replacement Tx After Liver Transplant Follow-up data from CONFIRM trial show terlipressin benefit in key subgroup Oct 25, 2022
Adding Electric Stimulation Bests Pyloroplasty Alone for Gastroparesis Randomized trial showed improved symptoms at 3 months with gastric electrical stimulation Oct 25, 2022
Virtual Reality Improved Functional Dyspepsia Symptoms, Quality of Life Intervention "recalibrates the perception of pain in a very powerful manner," researcher explains Oct 24, 2022
Higher Upadacitinib Dose May Be Better for UC Maintenance Post-hoc analysis suggested less severe disease and longer remission over 1 year Oct 24, 2022
JAK Inhibitor Maintenance Works in Severe Ulcerative Colitis Treatment group achieved clinical remission, met clinical secondary endpoints Oct 29, 2021
Maintenance IL-23 Blockade Yields Durable Benefit in Crohn's Disease Over 50% of patients responding to induction risankizumab maintained clinical remission at 1 year Oct 28, 2021
The Straight Poop on Who Benefited From a Squatting Stool Assist device was helpful for a particular subgroup of patients Oct 27, 2021
Weight Loss Program for GERD Relief? In patients with BMI over 25, nearly 50% reduced use of acid blockers or stopped altogether Oct 26, 2021
Two Mechanically Assisted Colonoscopy Devices Square Off Randomized trial revealed one found more and larger adenomas Oct 25, 2021
New-Onset Diabetes and Pancreas Cysts a Risky Mix Study provides support for assessing diabetes markers in pancreatic cyst surveillance Oct 28, 2020
Initial GI Symptoms Independently Tied to Poor COVID-19 Outcomes Separate study finds diarrhea as a presenting symptom portended worse disease Oct 27, 2020
Kiwifruit Better Tolerated Than Prunes or Psyllium for Chronic Constipation Kiwi tied to fewer adverse events and greater patient satisfaction Oct 26, 2020
More Data Tie Biologics to Fewer Colectomies in Ulcerative Colitis Temporal trends analysis found reduction coincided with linear increase in prevalence of biologic medication Oct 26, 2020
Anal Cancer on the Rise in U.S., Especially in Women Whites also had a higher risk than Blacks for HPV-linked disease Oct 26, 2020
Constipation in Older Adults Improved With Biofeedback Small retrospective study extends efficacy observed in younger patients Oct 31, 2019
Human Milk Sugars Quell IBS Symptoms Bowel function, pain, bloating improved by 50% within a month with nonprescription supplement Oct 30, 2019
Eosinophilic Esophagitis Responds to Steroid Majority of previously treated patients responded to oral formulation of topical budesonide Oct 28, 2019
No Benefit for High-Dose NSAID Post-ERCP Rates of pancreatitis similar with standard and higher-dose indomethacin Oct 11, 2018
Stelara a Hit in Ulcerative Colitis Clinical remission achieved with two different doses of interleukin 12/23 blocker Oct 10, 2018
Ringer's Lactate: A Hydration Option in Acute Pancreatitis? Meta-analysis shows trend for lower mortality versus normal saline Oct 09, 2018
FODMAP Diet Helps Fecal Incontinence Two-thirds of patients reported improvements and more than one-third had complete remission Oct 08, 2018
Menu Says Gluten-Free? Maybe Not Study finds 32% of foods in restaurants labeled gluten-free had levels of at least 20 ppm Oct 08, 2018
ACG: Focus on the Practical at Annual Meeting Topics will range from gluten contamination to artificial intelligence for polyp detection Oct 05, 2018
ACG Wrap-up: Fecal Transplant; Lynch Syndrome Screening; Probiotics for Pain Additional highlights from this year's meeting Oct 19, 2017
Deep Learning May Help Detect Colon Polyps Computer-assisted model warrants further research Oct 17, 2017
Antihistamine Improves Quality of Sedation During Colonoscopy More research needed on diphenhydramine as an adjunct to sedation Oct 17, 2017
Electronic Nose Promising for Barrett's Esophagus Detection Test may facilitate surveillance for esophageal adenocarcinoma Oct 16, 2017
ACG: Half of Gastro Docs Experience Burnout Lifestyle, work-life balance most often associated with burnout Oct 16, 2017
ACG Hosts Annual Meeting with World Gastroenterology Organisation Thousands gather in Orlando for latest GI news, trends Oct 12, 2017
Novel Sedation Agent for Colonoscopy Meets Phase III Endpoints Remimazolam shows advantages over midazolam Oct 21, 2016
IBS Drug Warrants Phase III Trial Twice daily oral improves bowel movements, abdominal pain Oct 20, 2016
Gastric Bypass Tied to Increased Risk for C. Diff Infection May be result of decreased stomach acid secretion Oct 19, 2016
Anti-IL-13 Shows Promise as EoE Treatment Improvement in inflammation and other disease features in phase II trial Oct 19, 2016
Case-Finding Flops in Detecting Celiac Disease Researchers need better markers for disease risk Oct 18, 2016
Cimzia in New Moms Found Safe for Nursing Babies Only trace quantities found in breast milk Oct 18, 2016
Coffee, Genetics May Block Hepatitis in Heavy Drinkers Gene variant also shows possible liver-protective effect Oct 18, 2016
Pregabalin Could Ease Pain, Some Symptoms in IBS-D Pilot study shows positive results in some pain scores Oct 18, 2016
Aprepitant Trial in Gastroparesis Misses the Primary Mark But positive findings in secondary outcomes may save the day Oct 18, 2016
