Diana Swift

3 weeks ago | mdedge.com | Diana Swift

FROM GASTROENTEROLOGYAn AGA multidisciplinary panel has reached the conclusion that no recommendation can be made for or against the use of computer-aided detection (CADe)–assisted colonoscopy for colorectal cancer (CRC), the third most common cause of cancer mortality in the United States. The systematic data review is a collaboration between AGA and The BMJ’s MAGIC Rapid Recommendations. The BMJ issued a separate recommendation against CADe shortly after the AGA guideline was published.

1 month ago | medscape.com | Diana Swift

Evidence continues to accrue that prenatal exposure to some synthetic chemicals in the environment is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and negative effects on the neonatal metabolome and neurobehavior scores. While ubiquitous compounds such as phthalates and phenols affect several aspects of general human and reproductive health, preventing or reducing exposure is especially important for pregnant women.

1 month ago | medscape.com | Diana Swift

Adding combination treatment with simvastatin and rifaximin to standard therapy did not prevent severe complications in patients with decompensated cirrhosis, a European randomized trial found. Published in JAMA, the double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 LIVERHOPE trial was conducted in 14 European hospitals from January 2019 to December 2022, the last date of follow-up.

1 month ago | medscape.org | Diana Swift |Hennah Patel

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1 month ago | espanol.medscape.com | Diana Swift

Es normal que durante el embarazo se experimente una separación de la banda muscular paralela de la pared abdominal media anterior, conocida como diástasis de los rectos abdominales. Aproximadamente dos tercios de las futuras madres la experimentan. Sin embargo, la afección a veces persiste durante el posparto o mucho después, y requiere atención médica. A simple vista, la diástasis de los rectos abdominales se manifiesta como una protuberancia antiestética en la línea media.