BMJ Open Gastroenterology Blog
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BMJ Open Gastroenterology Blog
11M ago
After a bit of a break, we’re back with more succinct summaries of BMJOG content. As always, there are a fantastic range of articles published in BMJOG within the last month and these can all be accessed free-of-charge on the website. As we head back into blogs, we’re going to take a look at the ..read more
BMJ Open Gastroenterology Blog
1y ago
With Christmas fast approaching and new papers coming through all the time it’s time for another blog. For the last blog in 2022 I’m going to treat myself and discuss a paper on the incidence of ulcerative colitis following acute appendicitis and dive into some of the surrounding literature on appendicectomy and subsequent risk of ..read more
BMJ Open Gastroenterology Blog
1y ago
After a brief break we return in November for a new blog focusing again on inflammatory bowel disease. In this article the authors take a novel approach to determining the disease burden on patients. Rather than focusing on factors linked to clinician measurable markers of disease activity, such as blood results, faecal calprotectin or endoscopic/histological ..read more
BMJ Open Gastroenterology Blog
2y ago
For May’s blog we are going to focus on a single article from BMJOG, getting a lot of social media attention! In their article on the Lost microbes of COVID-19: Bifidobacterium, Faecalibacterium depletion and decreased microbiome diversity associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection severity Hazan et al have clearly tapped into a huge area of interest in ..read more
BMJ Open Gastroenterology Blog
2y ago
In April’s blog we take a close look at two papers published recently in BMJOG. The first of these papers looks at a very interesting topic, lacking specific evidence- when to replace PEG tubes in patients with long-term requirements. Secondly, we discuss a really interesting and controversial topic, laryngopharyngeal reflux, and specifically the symptoms attributed ..read more