Online CRC Risk Tool Guides Care for UC Patients

An online tool for patients with ulcerative colitis and low-grade dysplasia can help them consider their options ...

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Analysis of Failures Shows Limits of CRC Screening Efforts

Washington—Nearly 70% of patients who died of colorectal cancer were not up-to-date in screening for the ...

AUGUST 10, 2018

Most GERD Patients Refractory to PPIs Improve With Surgery, If GERD Is Real

Nissen fundoplication is “significantly superior” to medical therapy for patients with gastroesophageal ...

JUNE 18, 2018

Assist Devices Boost Colonoscopy Quality

Orlando, Fla.—Given the theoretical advantage of smoothing mucosal folds, devices that flatten the colon ...

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Noninvasive Intervention May Put Brakes on Obesity

Delivering macronutrients to the distant small intestine may prove to be a noninvasive treatment for obesity, Dutch ...

OCTOBER 26, 2017

A Parade of New Endoscopic Devices Emerges for Obesity Control

From a removable tube for gastric emptying to a device that tricks the body into thinking it has received adequate ...

MARCH 3, 2017

Electrical Stimulation of Lower Esophageal Sphincter Quells Refractory GERD

San Diego—Electrical stimulation of the esophagus can provide prolonged relief from gastroesophageal reflux ...

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Adenoma Bulk May Predict Tumors After Colonoscopy

Las Vegas—In patients undergoing colonoscopy, measuring adenoma bulk appears to be as good as a standard ...

JANUARY 26, 2017

Genomic Tool Helps Early Breast Cancer Patients Avoid Chemo

New Orleans—A genomic assay can help determine whether adjuvant therapy is needed in patients who have ...

JULY 19, 2016