• Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Survival by Race and Ethnicity in a Large Community-Based Insured Population

    Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence in those under age 50 is increasing and minority populations are known to have worse CRC survival outcomes. Therefore, we evaluated 5-year CRC-specific survival by race and ethnicity among medically insured patients with early-onset CRC (EOCRC).

  • The Fecal Microbiome of IBD Patients Is Less Divertible by Bowel Preparation Compared to Healthy Controls: Results From a Prospective Study

    We conducted a prospective, single-center study including IBD patients and healthy controls scheduled for colonoscopy with uniform bowel preparation. Fecal samples were collected at 7 time points prior, during, and until 3 months after the intervention.

  • Appendicitis: Can we manage it without surgery?

    Antibiotics can be an alternative to surgery in acute appendicitis and can result in approximately two-thirds of patients not requiring appendectomy in the first year.

  • Increased Prevalence of Barrett's Esophagus in Taiwan: A Prospective Multicenter Study

    We assessed outpatients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for various symptoms, obtaining biopsies from endoscopically suspected esophageal metaplasia (ESEM) at least 1 cm above the gastroesophageal junction.

  • Air Temperature and Gastroenteritis Among Rohingya Populations in Bangladesh Refugee Camps

    In this cross-sectional study that included 64 445 gastrointestinal cases among 2 Bangladesh refugee camps (33 280 gastroenteritis cases in Kutupalong and 31 165 gastroenteritis cases in Nayapara), the risk of gastroenteritis generally increased in colder temperatures.

  • Aspirin as a possible therapy for the prevention of colon cancer recurrences

    A first large phase III study investigated whether aspirin can reduce recurrence risk after completed standard therapy, with unexpected results.

  • Robust and reproducible human intestinal organoid-derived monolayer model for analyzing drug absorption

    In this study, we developed a reproducible and robust culture method to generate a human intestinal organoid-derived monolayer model that can be applied to study drug absorption through a step-by-step approach.

  • Yeast: a possible antigen in Crohn's disease?

    Nutrition is believed to impact Crohn's disease. Yeast in particular and the body's own immune response to it could play an important pathophysiological role.

  • The Visibility and Performance of Small Bowel Video Capsule Endoscopy With and Without Pre-Procedural Purge Preparation in the Same Patients

    Small bowel (SB) video capsule endoscopy (VCE) is an established diagnostic tool for the investigation of SB pathologies. Despite clinical studies and a few meta-analyses, an area of continuing controversy is the role of pre-procedural bowel preparation.

  • The prevalence of Barrett ‘s esophagus in Iranian patients with gastrointestinal symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    A systematic search was carried out in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and EMBASE as well as some domestic databases including SID, Magiran, IranDoc, IranMedex from inception to the end of 2023.

  • Medical Case: Acute abdominal pain in a young adult

    A 39-year-old man presents to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain, anaemia, and diarrhea: what diagnosis lies behind this condition?

  • Incidence and survival of colorectal cancer in the United Kingdom from 2000-2021: a population-based cohort study

    We analysed nationally representative primary care records from Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) GOLD and replicated in CPRD Aurum. We calculated incidence rates, and short- and long-term survival stratified by age, sex, and diagnosis year.

  • Post-COVID-19 effects on chronic gastritis and gastric cellular and molecular characteristics in male mice

    Despite the lack of viral dissemination and pathological traits in the stomach, SARS-CoV-2 infection caused dramatic changes to the molecular profile and some immune subsets in this organ. Notably, the gene sets related to metaplasia and gastric cancer were significantly enriched after viral infection.

  • Stromal Cell Subsets Show Model-Dependent Changes in Experimental Colitis and Affect Epithelial Tissue Repair and Immune Cell Activation

    The colitis-induced changes in the abundance of stromal cell subsets differed considerably between the 3 colitis mouse models. Interestingly, treatment with IBD medication affected specific stromal subsets in a therapy and model-specific manner.

  • Mailed Outreach and Patient Navigation for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Rural Medicaid Enrollees

    In this cluster randomized clinical trial of 5614 Medicaid enrollees at 28 rural clinics in Oregon, a mailed FIT outreach and patient navigation program led to a significant 7.3–percentage point increase in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening over usual care.

  • Medical Case: A long hospital stay with recurrent infections

    A 55-year-old woman suffers paraplegia, anemia, and recurrent infections. What is the underlying diagnosis?

  • A High-Resolution Microendoscope Improves Esophageal Cancer Screening and Surveillance: Implications for Underserved Global Settings Based on an International Randomized Controlled Trial

    Lugol’s chromoendoscopy (LCE)–based detection of esophageal squamous cell neoplasia (ESCN) is limited by low specificity. High-resolution microendoscopy (HRME) was shown to improve specificity and reduce unnecessary biopsies when used by academic endoscopists. In this international randomized controlled trial, we determined the clinical impact, efficiency, and performance of HRME in true global health contexts with a range of providers.

  • Clostridioides difficile infection induces a pro-inflammatory and pro-steatotic metabolic state in liver

    Using a multi-omics approach, this study investigated Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) as a direct contributor to hepatic dysmetabolism. Fifty-four C57BL/6 mice were divided into Control, Antibiotic control (Abx), and C. difficile-infected (C. diff) groups.

  • Coeliac disease: healthy bones despite higher BMI and greater muscle mass

    Celiac disease is associated with higher osteoporosis risk. A recent study suggests that muscle mass, BMI and bone health may be linked in those affected.

  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Seroclearance Rate After Stopping Nucleos(t)ide Analogues in Chronic Hepatitis B—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    We conducted a comprehensive literature search in databases from inception to July 2024. Subgroup analyses and meta-regression were performed to determine factors associated with HBsAg seroclearance, including ethnicity, HBV genotype, NA therapy duration, end-of-treatment (EOT) qHBsAg levels, HBeAg status, cirrhosis status, and follow-up duration.

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