CVS-Aetna Merger Has Implications for Doctors’ Offices
More health services will likely move out of doctors' offices to store-based providers
Oral Microbiome Composition Linked to Esophageal Cancer Risk
Periodontal pathogen Tannerella forsythia linked to increased risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma
Relevant Health Care Price Info Hard to Find Online
17 percent of sites have geographically relevant price estimates, with variation by intervention
ACC Guides Treatment of Bleeding With Oral Anticoagulation
Pathway supports clinician decision making during management of patients with bleeding complications
FDA Approves Biosimilar Ogivri for Breast, Stomach Cancers
Ogivri is approved to treat HER2+ breast and gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma cancers
November 2017 Briefing – Gastroenterology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Gastroenterology for November 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Lower Microbial Diversity in the Gut in Anorexia Nervosa
Alpha diversity lower in anorexia nervosa, obese participants versus other groups; highest for athletes
>40% of Cancers, Cancer Deaths Due to Modifiable Risk Factors
Cigarette smoking accounts for highest proportion of cancer cases (19.0 percent), deaths (28.8 percent)
Differences in Cancer Survival by Type of Insurance
Survival up in patients with private insurance, Medicare; no change or drop with other, no insurance
FODMAP Diet Beats General Dietary Advice for IBS
Although both low FODMAP diet and GDA in patients with IBS-D led to improvement
