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ACG: Fecal Transplant Safe in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Fecal microbiota transplantation seems safe, increases microbial diversity, may improve ALP
ACG: Defecation Posture Modification Device Beneficial
Significant reductions in bowel movement duration, straining patterns and increase in bowel emptiness
ACG: Burnout Reported by About Half of Gastroenterologists
Factors associated with burnout include female sex, spending more hours on domestic chores, child care
ACG: Diphenhydramine Ups Sedation in Chronic Opioid Users
Improvement in sedation scores for patients using chronic opioids scheduled to undergo colonoscopy
IDSA: Surgical Site Infections Up With Reported Penicillin Allergy
Increased risk of SSI was mediated by patients' receipt of alternative perioperative antibiotic
IDSA: Small Drop in MMR Vaccination Rate Would Be Costly
A minor decline in vaccination levels among children would have large public health, economic effects
IDSA: Retail Meat May Be a Transmission Source for UTIs
Almost one-fourth of retail poultry contains E. coli strains associated with urinary tract infections
Urinary [TIMP-2]*[IGFBP7] May Predict AKI After Heart Surgery
Elevated levels of the two proteins can predict risk of acute kidney injury
ASTRO: Patient Experience of Radiation Better Than Expected
Few breast cancer patients agree that negative stories they initially heard/read were actually true
ASTRO: SBRT Prolongs Survival in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Trial stopped after significant improvement in progression-free survival in metastatic NSCLC
