Reinfection: Does It Limit HCV Treatment as Prevention?
What effect does reinfection with hepatitis C have on our ability to control the epidemic we are faced with? (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast - April 1, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Joining Forces to Combat Hepatitis C
Drs. Paul Sax and David Thomas reflect on how the worlds of gastroenterology and infectious disease have joined to meet the need for fast-paced guidance in hepatitis C treatment. (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast - March 24, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Wisely Choosing the Right Care
More than 60 medical societies have named hundreds of routine actions or tests that are unnecessary and shouldn't be done, speeding the momentum of this effort. (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast - March 3, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Fractured Sleep Exacts a Heavy Toll
There is increasing awareness of the adverse health implications of sleep deprivation/fragmentation. Could it play a role in cancer development and progression? Dr. David Johnson offers commentary. (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast - February 19, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Transplant Safety: Recognizing Donor-Derived Infections
Microsporidiosis is an emerging transplant-associated infection, and CDC depends on astute clinicians to recognize the signs of this and other donor-derived diseases. (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast - February 18, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Best Colorectal Cancer Test: The One That Gets Done
Providers must be more proactive if we are to raise national colorectal cancer screening rates. (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast - February 12, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Sleep Impairment: A Trigger for Relapse in IBD?
New evidence suggests that even if they seem to be in remission, patients with sleep problems are more likely to suffer disease flares. (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast - January 23, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Physicians' Role in Drug Marketing Questioned
A major pharmaceutical company plans to stop paying doctors to promote its drugs, which may help curb industry bias but could also impede physician education, says Dr. Gerald Chodak. (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast - January 22, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
New Regimen for Elderly Patients With mCRC
Dr. David Kerr reports on a study in which bevacizumab/capecitabine significantly improved PFS in patients at least 70 years old with advanced colorectal cancer. (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast - January 17, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
What Kind of Gastric Tumor Is This?
A challenging case, with an operative video, presents a woman with a gastric tumor of unknown type. (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast - January 15, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Hard Evidence for Second-Line Chemo in Gastric Cancer
Dr. David Kerr reports on a Korean meta-analysis that clearly supports use of second-line chemotherapy in locally advanced or metastatic gastric cancer at the time of relapse. (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast - January 13, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Safety of Capsule Endoscopy With Implantable Cardiac Devices
Capsule endoscopy is contraindicated in patients with implantable cardiac devices per the current recommendations. Is that still valid? Maybe not. Dr. David Johnson explores the latest evidence. (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast - January 2, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
