Poor Health Literacy Tied to More Hardships Among Cancer Survivors
Individuals with low health literacy face more material, psychological, financial hardships
Personal Colorectal Cancer Risk Should Drive Screening
Panel issues weak recommendations for options in adults aged 50 to 79 years with no prior screening
More Choices, Lower Premiums for ACA Consumers Next Year
20 more insurers will be participating in 2020, expanding consumer choice in many states
ASA: Enhanced Recovery Program Cuts Opioid Use After Colorectal Surgery
Findings show colorectal surgical patients can better manage pain with fewer opioids
Zantac Recalled by Sanofi
FDA has warned that some versions of the drug contain low levels of N-nitrosodimethylamine
Recommendations Updated for Nonvariceal Upper GI Bleeding
Guidelines address preendoscopic, endoscopic, and pharmacologic management
Prediagnostic Colonoscopy Cuts Colorectal Cancer Death Risk
Mortality risk drops 17 percent with one colonoscopy before diagnosis, 45 percent with three colonoscopies
Quality Improvement Program Lowers Prolonged Steroid Use With IBD
Excess steroid use seen in 14 percent of patients
Postop Opioid Rx Sevenfold Higher in U.S., Canada Versus Sweden
About 75 percent of patients in U.S. and Canada fill opioid prescriptions versus 11 percent in Sweden
Tesamorelin May Aid Patients With HIV, Fatty Liver Disease
Tesamorelin significantly reduced hepatic fat fraction compared with placebo
