Empiric Bowel Rest for Hospitalized Patients With IBD Unlikely to Improve Outcomes

Withholding diet from patients with IBD hospitalized with a flare is common practice but does not appear to improve ...

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Jerome Siegel, MD, Endoscopy Pioneer and Leader

Jerome Siegel, MD, was a leader and pioneer in endoscopy as well as a high-volume provider and a patient advocate.

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Vonoprazan Delivers a Quick, Sustained Relief to NERD Heartburn

Patients with nonerosive reflux disease who can manage their heartburn with daily vonoprazan also report durable ...

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Gastroenterologists Question Benefits, Note Potential Harms of New UHC Program

On Sept. 1, UnitedHealthcare introduced a new national initiative called the gold card program, which is set to go ...

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Experts Review Treatment Options for C. diff

New York—The numbers related to Clostridium difficile infection are staggering: 3 million cases a year and ...

JUNE 3, 2018

Applying PGx Tests in GI Settings

San Francisco—A new pilot study suggests that pharmacogenomics (PGx) testing may help clinicians avoid ...

MAY 7, 2018

Female Gastros Still Face Pay Inequality

The number of women in gastroenterology has been steadily growing—in fellowship and academic faculty ...

MARCH 13, 2018

In the Interest of Conflict: Handling Bad Outcomes Well Can Reduce Legal Risk

A reality of the practice of medicine is that things sometimes go wrong, affecting patients and their families, the ...

JANUARY 12, 2018

The Disruptive Doctor

Washington—Ideally, every member of a medical team would be dedicated to providing the best patient care and ...

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Considering Your Own Path Lab? Here’s What You Need to Know

Traditionally, gastroenterology practices have outsourced biopsy and polypectomy specimens to hospitals or national ...

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Surviving a Med Board Review

Fort Worth, Texas—Physicians are very familiar with the risk for being sued for malpractice and the, ...

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

DIY Bowel Preps Popular With Patients, But Leave Some GIs Concerned

Taken with a sports drink, polyethylene glycol (PEG; Miralax, Bayer) is an adequate bowel preparation, less ...

OCTOBER 20, 2017