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Lifestyle interventions improve resistant hypertension
A structured dietary and exercise program improved blood pressure and cardiovascular disease biomarkers.
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Gastric cancer: Family history–based H. pylori strategy would be cost effective
First-degree family history and H. pylori infection each raise gastric cancer risk by roughly 2.5-fold.
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How to engage soldiers, veterans in psychiatric treatment
“One thing that’s really improved is that there is less stigma around PTSD,”said Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie.
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How do alcohol, obesity impact cirrhosis?
A new analysis suggests that, while alcohol and obesity are risk factors for morbidity, they don’t combine for a stronger effect.
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A new weight loss threshold for T2d remission after bariatric surgery?
The strongest effect on diabetes remission starts at 20% total weight loss.
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Korean siblings face high familial IBD risk
An analysis from South Korea quantifies heightened risks of ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease in first-degree relatives.
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Opioid overdoses tied to lasting cognitive impairment
One study in the review found that about 39% of people seeking buprenorphine treatment suffered from neurocognitive impairment.
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Weight-loss surgery linked to fewer cardiovascular events, more so with RYGB
A retrospective analysis of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy suggests the former may be more protective
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Climate change demands ‘green’ endoscopy
Authors outline steps that endoscopists can take to improve sustainability.
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Korean siblings face high familial IBD risk
An analysis from South Korea quantifies heightened risks of ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease in first-degree relatives.
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VARSITY: Better histologic outcomes with vedolizumab than adalimumab in UC
The Robarts Histopathology Index may be more suitable than the Geboes Index score for tracking histology outcomes after ulcerative colitis...
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Climate change demands ‘green’ endoscopy
Authors outline steps that endoscopists can take to improve sustainability.
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VARSITY: Better histologic outcomes with vedolizumab than adalimumab in UC
The Robart Histopathology Index may be more suitable than the Geboes Index score for tracking histology outcomes after ulcerative colitis...
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Neuropsychiatry affects pediatric OCD treatment
The new model of treating OCD revolves around inhibitory learning theory, which focuses on the variability of distress and aims to increase...
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Neurodegenerative nature of schizophrenia makes case for LAIs
Switching patients to long-acting injectables upon discharge from the first episode "astonishingly is rarely done by 99% of clinicians," said Dr....