The HCPLive Gastroenterology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on digestive and GI conditions. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for C difficile, IBS and IBD, Crohn's disease, and more.
May 10th 2024
A Veterans Affairs study finds low alpha-1 antitrypsin phenotyping rates, indicating the need for improved healthcare provider education on AATD.
NHIN Direct: It Can't Happen Too Soon
May 5th 2010It looks like NHIN Direct will provide a move toward a secure, Internet-based program to allow exchange of data in a more secure and useful way. Now the question is, "How fast and well can it be executed?" Being available yesterday would not be too soon.
Under the "Cash for Cluckers" Program, How Many Chickens Is a Mammogram Worth?
April 28th 2010Good news doctors! Although the current Congress is content to fritter away your future income with so-called healthcare reform, a plucky Republican candidate for Senate in Nevada has offered a sensible (and tasty) alternative to the usual fee for service: poultry!
New Tool for the Detection of Dysplasia in Barrett's Esophagus
April 16th 2010Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have developed an endoscopic scanning technique that successfully detects dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus early in the disease's progression, which is a crucial step in detecting esophageal cancer early and therefore improving prognosis.
Why the iPad Will Not Be Used for Healthcare IT
April 15th 2010Some health care IT industry heavyweights have gone so far as to suggest that the iPad will be greatly utilized in the healthcare setting and revolutionize the way we do business. While I do think the iPad is incredibly shiny and is great computer replacement for your grandma, I think it's a bit of an exaggeration to suggest that it will ever be fully adopted by healthcare IT shops.
Hyperchondriasis - a "New Age" Somatoform Disorder
April 13th 2010Modern medicine's technological advances now allow more people to live long enough to develop chronic diseases where the mortality is low but the morbidity high. Hyperchondriacs are acutely aware of this, and perceive great threats in their aging and the future. Hyperchondriacs have similar attributes to hypochondrial patients even as they lack the attendant "symptoms" of a physiologic illness.
New Diagnostic Algorithms will Improve Diagnosis of GI Problems
April 9th 2010Using an evidence-based practice approach, researchers have developed new diagnostic algorithms that will provide diagnostic pathways for common symptoms like diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, and constipation.
Will the iPad Create Solutions in Healthcare?
The highly coveted iPad was released last weekend, and those who were fortunate enough to acquire the new gadget have been quick to discuss what kind of impact it will have on just about any industry. But what kind of impact will the iPad have on healthcare?
Is Healthcare Reform Meaningless without Tort Reform?
March 31st 2010Individuals across the country are either rejoicing, cursing, or anxious over the historic passing of healthcare reform legislation and for physicians and legal experts alike the question remains: What will these changes mean for the practice of medicine and patients' rights?
Study Finds Twitter Is Used to Spread Misinformation about Antibiotics and Other Medical Topics
March 31st 2010Study results published in the American Journal of Infection Control found that Twitter is often used to spread misleading or false information about key healthcare topics, with incorrect information from a single tweet able to reach hundreds of thousands of patients.