Gutsandgrowth
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I am a pediatric gastroenterologist at GI Care for Kids in Atlanta, Georgia. The goal of my blog is to share some of my reading in my field more broadly. In addition, I wanted to provide my voice to a wide range of topics that often have inaccurate or incomplete information.
Gutsandgrowth
13h ago
NY Times and USAToday both reported on this topic earlier this month: An excerpt from USAToday report: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, alcohol consumption is the third-leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco ..read more
Gutsandgrowth
3d ago
L Beidermann et al. Nutrients. 2024;16(23):4197. Open Access! Efficacy and Safety of Anthocyanin-Rich Extract in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial First of all: Bilberries are similar to blueberries, but have red inner flesh rather than white flesh ..read more
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3d ago
C Hoffman et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024;78:448–449. Open Access! Orbeez ingestion: Successful medical management of1000 absorbent bead ingestion in a 3‐year‐old patient An excerpt: “There is no consensus regarding optimal management in instances of Orbeez™ ingestion. However, a ..read more
Gutsandgrowth
4d ago
GI and Hepatology News, Open Access: Watershed Moment’: Semaglutide Shown to Be Effective in MASH (November 2024): “At 72 weeks, a 2.4-mg once-weekly subcutaneous dose of semaglutide demonstrated superiority, compared with placebo, for the two primary endpoints: Resolution of steatohepatitis ..read more
Gutsandgrowth
5d ago
JHW Zhang et al. NEJM 391: 2098-2109. Xalnesiran with or without an Immunomodulator in Chronic Hepatitis B Background: Xalnesiran, a small interfering RNA molecule that targets a conserved region of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome and silences multiple HBV ..read more
Gutsandgrowth
1w ago
M Agrawal et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 22: 2459-2467. Open Access! Breastfeeding Duration Is Not Associated With Offspring Inflammatory Bowel Disease Risk in Three Population-Based Birth Cohorts The authors utilized prospectively collected data from 3 population-based birth cohorts (Danish ..read more
Gutsandgrowth
1w ago
Fierce Healthcare, Paige Minemeyer: UnitedHealth chief Andrew Witty was 2023’s highest-paid payer CEO. Here’s what his peers earned Salaries at our hospital system in 2023 are available per ProPublica: CHOA Financials Related blog post: Healthcare Company CEO Salaries (2018 ..read more
Gutsandgrowth
1w ago
C-H Lo et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 22: 2309-2318. Open Access! Association of Ultra-processed Food and Unprocessed or Minimally Processed Food Consumption With Bowel Habits Among U.S. Adults Methods: The authors used a cross-sectional study using data from the ..read more
Gutsandgrowth
1w ago
Key findings: From editorial: My take: This study shows in patients who have not achieved a biochemical remission, optimization of azathioprine dosing with metabolite monitoring improves biochemical remission. In those with low 6TG and low 6MMP, increasing the azathioprine should ..read more
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1w ago
M Homan et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024;79:1096–1105. Open Access! Drugs in focus: Botulinum toxin in the therapy of gastrointestinal disorders in children (Review) Botox has been used for the following: With regard to achalasia, “Botox can be considered ..read more