DDW: Parkinson Disease Risk Up After Appendectomy
Risk greater for those aged 18 years and up, Caucasians, African-Americans, Asians
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Gastroenterology
Higher Risk for Cancer, Mortality Seen With Pediatric-Onset IBD
Risk for cancer, mortality increased for patients with pediatric-onset ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease
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DDW: Lasting Weight Loss Seen With Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty
Patients were predicted to achieve their minimum weight at 24 months after ESG
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Gallbladders may be removed too often
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Many patients with gallstones and abdominal pain...
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Biomarker Test Predicts Mild, Serious IBD in Newly Diagnosed
Test based on genetic signature of CD8 T cells during active disease
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In Men, Low BMI Tied to Later Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Risk lasts through 40 years of adulthood for underweight adolescent men
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Alternative medicine practitioners may market bogus celiac tests, treatments
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Looking online for alternative medicine providers to...
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FDA Approves Mavyret for Children, Adolescents With Hep C
Drug approved for treatment of all six genotypes of hepatitis C virus in children ages 12 to 17
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Targeted Therapy Promising for Rare Hematologic Cancer
Tagraxofusp seems effective for treating blastic plasmacytoid dendritic-cell neoplasm
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Aids Irritable Bowel Symptoms
Improvements in symptoms, life impact maintained at 12 months
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iADL Dependency May Up Mortality in Hematologic Cancers
Instrumental activities of daily living dependency, mortality linked in seniors with hematologic cancer
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Microbial Features ID’d for Pediatric Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Microbial and metabolic features can differentiate preadolescent children with IBS from controls
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Gilead teams up with insitro for experimental NASH treatments
(Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc said on Tuesday it will partner with privately held insitro...
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Colorectal Neoplasia Risk Up for Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors
Prevalence higher for advanced adenomas, advanced serrated lesions, serrated polyposis syndrome
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Novo Nordisk and Gilead team up to test fatty liver disease treatment
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk and Gilead Sciences will join forces on a clinical trial...
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Older Patients With Crohn Disease May Benefit From Early Combo Tx
Early step-up combo therapy includes tumor necrosis factor-α antagonist plus an antimetabolite
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One in five deaths worldwide linked to unhealthy diet
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Eleven million deaths worldwide in 2017 were linked to...
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More heart, lung transplants possible with therapy to clear Hep C from donor organs
By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – The presence of hepatitis C in potential organ donors has...
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Family colon cancer risk similar for siblings and half siblings
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – – Siblings of people with colorectal cancer are...
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Heart, Lungs From Hep C-Infected Donor Can Be Transplanted Safely
Transplant into patients without HCV infection feasible, with excellent function at six months
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