Gastrointestinal Symptoms Common in COVID-19 Patients
GI symptoms were more prevalent in later stages of epidemic in China
Risk Factors for Missed Appendicitis Diagnosis Identified
6 percent of adults and 4.4 percent of children misdiagnosed during initial emergency department visit
Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy May Up Fracture Risk in Children
Fracture risk remained higher after adjusting for differences in sex, race, other factors
Endoscopy Within Six Hours Does Not Lower Mortality in GI Bleed
30-day mortality did not differ for those undergoing endoscopy within six hours versus six to 24 hours
Burden of Clostridioides difficile Infection Down in the U.S.
Decrease seen in adjusted estimate of national burden of health care-associated C. difficile infection
Unemployed Workers Less Likely to Be Uninsured Post-ACA
Following implementation of ACA, insurance rates decreased more in states with Medicaid expansion
Hospitalizations for Chronic Liver Disease on the Rise
Burden due to alcoholic cirrhosis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease also increased
Patients With Mild COVID-19 May Present With Digestive Symptoms
Many with digestive symptoms present with diarrhea; 62.4 percent with digestive symptoms have fever
March 2020 Briefing – Gastroenterology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Gastroenterology for March 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
FDA Pulls Heartburn Drug Zantac From Market
Withdrawal of ranitidine products means they will not be available either by prescription or OTC
