Bariatric Surgery May Increase Odds of Premature Birth
Monitoring is essential, especially later in pregnancy, researchers suggest
IARC: Absence of Excess Body Fat Lowers Risk of Many Cancers
International committee finds slimmer individuals less likely to develop variety of malignancies
Steep Rise in U.S. Drug Prices Tied to Patent Monopolies
Letting Medicare and Medicaid negotiate pricing would likely help bring costs down, researchers say
Pudendal Nerve Entrapment Can Lead to Eating Disorder
Case report describes avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder after pudendal nerve entrapment
Donor Fecal Microbiota Transplant Effective for C. difficile Infection
Donor stool safe, more efficacious than autologous transplantation in preventing C. difficile
ACA Has Increased Rx Drug Use, Cut Out-of-Pocket Spending
Larger decreases in out-of-pocket spending for those who gained coverage and had chronic conditions
Both Concomitant, Sequential Treatment Effective for H. pylori
Eradication rates similar in areas with high resistance to clarithromycin
Coronary Heart Disease Risk Up in Patients With Gallstones
Findings independent of traditional risk factors
Duodenal Mucosal Resurfacing Cuts HbA1c in T2DM
More potent glycemic effect seen among patients undergoing long duodenal segment ablation
Obeticholic Acid Beneficial in Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Obeticholic acid linked to decrease in alkaline phosphatase and total bilirubin levels
