Opioid Rx in the ED Slightly Raises Risk for Future Opioid Use, Hospitalization
Opioid prescriptions in the emergency department linked to small increases in hospital admission and subsequent opioid prescription use
Opportunistic Salpingectomy During Any Abdominal Surgery Reduces Ovarian Cancer Risk
Implementing opportunistic salpingectomy would lead to health care cost savings
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Tied to Higher Risk for Heart Disease
Nearly doubled risk for new ischemic heart disease seen in men with inflammatory bowel disease
Dual-Targeted Therapies Plus Chemo Improve Objective Response Rate in BRAF V600E Metastatic CRC
Significant and clinically relevant improvement seen in objective response rate with encorafenib + cetuximab plus mFOLFOX6
Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Aids Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Three weeks of treatment tied to reduction in symptoms and esophageal acid exposure time
Blood Test May Provide New Option for Colorectal Cancer Screening
U.S. Census sex-age adjustments improved clinical performance estimates
Metabolic Surgery May Be Beneficial in MASH-Related Cirrhosis, Obesity
Significantly lower 15-year cumulative incidence of major adverse liver outcomes seen in those undergoing metabolic surgery
Daily, Long-Term Aspirin Use Reduces Colorectal Cancer Recurrence
Findings seen for patients with somatic alterations in the PI3K signaling pathway
Dose-Dependent Link Seen for Alcohol, Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer in Patients With Hep B
Each daily consumption of 12 g alcohol increases risk for cirrhosis by 6.2 percent, hepatocellular carcinoma by 11.5 percent
Patients With Diabetes Have Comparable Health Expenses After RYGB or Sleeve Gastrectomy
Total expenditure after surgery does not differ apart from transiently higher expenditure in first six months in RYGB group
