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Individualized medicine is a growing trend in health care and is making its way into the field of gastroenterology. Doctors are now looking to find treatments that not only work best for their patients but will also be easy for them to follow long term.

Researchers from four leading surgical centers investigated the hypothesis that hepatitis C infection increases risk of adverse outcomes after lower-extremity total joint arthroplasty.

The US Food and Drug Administration has granted Gilead Sciences priority review of a New Drug Application that seeks approval of its combination drug to treat all genotypes of chronic hepatitis C infection, the company announced.

Gut microbial makeup could be at fault for obesity and diabetes because of the liver’s fat processing methods, according to a study published in Cell Metabolism.

Adults afflicted with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and other gastrointestinal symptoms can benefit both short- and long-term from psychological therapies.

Predicting colon cancer progression and individualizing therapies may be doable based on a newly identified biomarker, according to findings published in Gut.

Brought to you by Collegium Pharmaceutical: Patients with swallowing difficulties unintentionally misuse medication by crushing and/or chewing their pills and unknowingly put themselves at risk.

As a nonprofit organization OpenBiome is becoming one of the leaders in fecal microbiota transplantation technology and also working to boost other areas of public health as well.

Anti-inflammatory treatment for children’s Crohn’s disease alters the components of their gut microbiome but does not fully restore the microbial balance.

Researchers from the Mayo Clinic developed the Depression Medication Choice (DMC) encounter decision aid, designed to help patients and clinicians consider the available antidepressants and the extent to which they improved depression and other issues important to the patients.

Resuming treatment of oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation who experienced gastrointestinal bleeding led to a higher risk of more bleeding, but better outcomes overall, Danish researchers found.

The risk for dementia does not increase before or after celiac disease diagnosis, according to a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

It was not long ago that patients with hepatitis C were among the leading candidates for liver transplants. Now that many forms of the disease are curable that attention can be turned to other patients in need.

Study results indicate that the incidence of HIV acquisition was very low among patients prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infection at clinics in metropolitan areas heavily affected by HIV, despite a high incidence of sexually transmitted infections.

To prescribe or not to prescribe? That is the question. When it comes to patients who have overdosed on opioids, the majority get another prescription for the medication.

Whether it is because of geography, family ties, or greater availability of training slots, New Jersey has a higher percentage of international medical graduates in its medical residency programs than any other state.

Patients with irritable bowel disease can have enough issues to deal with in their daily lives. Add a condition like c-diff can make the treatment that much more complicated.

The gene Sprouty 2, previously thought to subdue the growth of cancer, has actually been found to speed up the spread of colorectal cancer.

If you’re one of the millions of people who have seen the movie Concussion starring Will Smith since its release Christmas Day, you’re familiar with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Although the film featured cases of the progressive neurodegenerative disease in deceased NFL players who were at least in their 40’s, a recent case of CTE has been identified in a late 25-year-old man with football history.

Researchers have found that administering the antiparasitic drug ivermectin to an entire population is an effective way to reduce scabies and impetigo

Patients who have emphysema without interlobar collateral ventilation experience improved pulmonary function and have greater capacity for exercise when they receive endobronchial valve treatment.

The Zika virus disease – which does not have a preventative vaccine or specific treatment – has made its way to Puerto Rico for the first time in history.

Travelling long distance for mastectomy patients still proves to be a significant hindrance for breast reconstruction.

Study results show that mindful meditation reduces pain more efficiently than placebo.

Much went wrong in the global response to Ebola. But some things went well and lessons were learned. MD Magazine contributor Sanjey Gupta, MD, interviews Tim Jagatic, MD, a Canadian physician who is a three-time veteran in the Ebola fight in West Africa.

Testosterone has long been known to influence levels of aggression in many species, but new research may finally explain how it works, at least in human males.

Researchers studied elderly patients with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions enrolled in an exercise program in order to test the idea that an exercise program could improve their mobility and enhance the overall health of the participants.

A literature review concluded that multi-faceted interventions can lead patients with psoriatic arthritis and other immune-mediated inflammatory disorders to improve their adherence to treatment regimens.

Andexanet alfa is designed to reverse the anticoagulant activity of both direct and indirect Factor Xa inhibitors.

The TIMI study group has been around for more than 30 years but even after all that time they continue to work to find new ways to help patients with cardiovascular disease and the health care professionals who treat them.