Single screening for Lynch syndrome beats sequential tests in CRC

FROM JAMA ONCOLOGY Physicians could more accurately test patients with colon cancer for Lynch ...

Prior bariatric surgery may lead to IBD

FROM ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS Bariatric surgery increases the risk of new-onset inflammatory bowel ...

Survival worse with alcohol-related HCC, compared with other types

FROM CANCER Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) related to alcohol use tends to be diagnosed at ...

MicroRNAs flag liver damage in HIV-, HCV-infected persons

REPORTING FROM CROI BOSTON (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – In persons infected with HIV-1, with ...

Putting IBD medication risks into perspective

EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM GUILD 2018 MAUI, HAWAII (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Prolonged corticosteroid therapy ...

Red meat intake linked to NAFLD risk

FROM JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY Higher dietary intake of red meat and processed meats such ...