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Researchers from the Mayo Clinic analyzed the genes of more than 3,300 stage III colon cancer patients in order to determine if racial disparities in colon cancer outcomes persist even after controlling for clinical and pathological variables.

Patients with chronic total occlusion percutaneous intervention may also be at risk of developing depression. Research has shown by treating the cardiac condition it can help lesson the symptoms of the psychiatric condition as well.

For over 30 years, men who have sex with other men could not donate blood no matter how long ago the sexual contact took place. However, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has changed that policy.

Researchers are constantly looking for new ways to help diagnose patients with a variety of conditions. A recent study in Boston looked at whether optical probes could help patients in the future.

Although multiple sclerosis is an incurable disease, progress in pathology and treatment over the past year have helped to one day make a cure a reality.

The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved the Fenix Continence Restoration System for the treatment of fecal incontinence for patients who have tried and failed other medical and surgical options.

A recent analysis determined that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the leading factor for stroke in African adults.

Collaboration between gastroenterologists and pathologists is essential in arriving at an accurate diagnosis for precursor lesions in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients.

A recent review provides a sobering picture of the missing clinical links in research regarding current pharmacological treatment for chronic postoperative pain.

As one of the newest anticoagulants on the market new research has opened the door for more patients to use Xarelto as part of their treatment regimen over the years.

Colonoscopy patients often don’t accurately recall pertinent details of their exam over time, according to study results presented at the 2015 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons in October.

Study results suggest that antihyperglycemic agents are too often inappropriately discontinued after hospitalization for type 2 diabetes mellitus, possibly to the detriment of patients.

There have long been safety concerns regarding indoor- and self-tanning, as more than 3,000 annual US emergency room visits, on average, are linked to indoor tanning.

The much-criticized high prices of directing-acting antivirals for hepatitis C are headed for a plunge -- but not in the US. Much as they did with HIV drugs years ago, pharma companies are giving away patents in many poor nations. Prices in the US will likely not change much.

The makeup of the diets of patients with multiple sclerosis may impact the progression of the disease, especially dietary fatty acids.

While it’s been observed that medical marijuana helps reduce intensity in painful conditions, the benefits may have some limitations.

Current treatment for fibromuscular dysplasia mainly includes symptom management rather than treating the overall condition. Research is working to find not only the cause of the condition but a more robust treatment option.

Patients with anorexia nervosa have a different gut microbial makeup than patients without the eating disorder, according to a study published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.

The gut microbiome influences gluten-induced celiac disease in mice models, according to findings published in The American Journal of Pathology.

According to findings published in Cell Stem Cell, the cause of gastrointestinal symptoms in type 1 diabetes has been discovered.

In a time when doctors are busier than ever and patients still want to feel a personal connection to their health care professionals, finding new ways to have that balance has become a field of study for now and the future.

Researchers say there is no evidence that intra-articular corticosteroids or hyaluronic acid are more effective than placebo in treating carpometacarpal and interphalangeal osteoarthritis.

Study results suggest that patient preferences make up the lion’s share of the disparity in white and African-American patients who undergo total knee replacement.

The past 12 months have brought new research on fibromyalgia treatment, comorbidities, and quality of life and made for a promising future.

A new imaging technique highlighted an early phase of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) life cycle which can help treatment attack the infection at its core.

In the changing landscape of hospital medicine one of the largest areas of focus has been on readmission rates, this is also true for patients who are discharged from one hospital and then readmitted into another location for further treatment.

The bad-boy pharma executive Martin Shkreli has been arrested—not for raising the prices of rare disease drugs like Daraprim—but for allegations he defrauded investors at another pharma company, Retrophin, Inc.

Many guidelines recommend transfusion if the patient's hemoglobin (Hb) level falls to 7 to 8 g/dL, but some researchers think that using a fixed trigger point may be deleterious to patients.

Marla Dubinsky, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital, reviewed some of the more common side effects associated with the more common therapies that most IBD experts discuss.

Marla Dubinsky, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital, discussed at the 2015 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Annual meeting the various levels involved with the relationship between prevention and management in pediatric IBD.