Managing insomnia and other sleep disorders in IBD must first start with raising awareness of the IBD-sleep connection among clinicians and patients. “Previously, researchers have shown that poor sleep predicts adverse outcomes for patients with...
Managing insomnia and other sleep disorders in IBD must first start with raising awareness of the IBD-sleep connection among clinicians and patients. “Previously, researchers have shown that poor sleep predicts adverse outcomes for patients with...
1. In this randomized controlled trial studying critically ill adults, pantoprazole use was associated with a lower risk of clinically important upper gastrointestinal bleeding compared to placebo use. 2. There was no significant increase in C. difficile infection,...
The following is a summary of “Do patients with inflammatory bowel disease really know what other immune-mediated inflammatory diseases they are diagnosed with?” published in the July 2024 issue of Gastroenterology by Francisco et al. Patients with inflammatory...
The following is a summary of “A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating the effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplantation for patients with irritable bowel syndrome,” published in the July 2024 issue of Gastroenterology by Wang et al. Studies...
Diagnosing cystic fibrosis (CF) is not always straightforward, in particular when sweat chloride concentration (SCC) is intermediate and <2 CF-causing variants are identified. The physiological CFTR assays proposed in the guidelines, nasal potential difference...
The following is a summary of “Megacolon Diagnosis in Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review,” published in the July 2024 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology by Guerra et al. Megacolon, characterized by abnormal dilation of the colon without mechanical...
1. In this randomized controlled trial studying critically ill adults, pantoprazole use was associated with a lower risk of clinically important upper gastrointestinal bleeding compared to placebo use. 2. There was no significant increase in C. difficile infection,...
The following is a summary of “Do patients with inflammatory bowel disease really know what other immune-mediated inflammatory diseases they are diagnosed with?” published in the July 2024 issue of Gastroenterology by Francisco et al. Patients with inflammatory...
The following is a summary of “A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating the effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplantation for patients with irritable bowel syndrome,” published in the July 2024 issue of Gastroenterology by Wang et al. Studies...
Diagnosing cystic fibrosis (CF) is not always straightforward, in particular when sweat chloride concentration (SCC) is intermediate and <2 CF-causing variants are identified. The physiological CFTR assays proposed in the guidelines, nasal potential difference...
The following is a summary of “Megacolon Diagnosis in Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review,” published in the July 2024 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology by Guerra et al. Megacolon, characterized by abnormal dilation of the colon without mechanical...
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