Medical Must-See: Rastafarian ‘tack shake’ screws with patient’s bowel
Smoothies and shakes with purported health benefits are a dime a dozen, but US doctors have discovered an ‘antidepressant’ concoction containing nails and screws that…
Tag: Gastroenterology
Good long-term outcomes for appendicitis treated with antibiotics: study
More than half of patients treated non-operatively for acute appendicitis did not experience recurrence and avoided surgery over two decades of follow-up, according to Swedish…
Medical Must-See: A Morgagni hernia 85 years in the making
A trip to the ED earned an 85-year-old woman admission to an exclusive club: adults with rare and troublesome congenital diaphragmatic hernias of Morgagni. The…
Excess belly fat may hamper effectiveness of IBD meds: study
Patients with higher levels of intra-abdominal visceral fat are less likely to achieve improvements from biologic treatments for inflammatory bowel disease, a US study shows.…
Rare rectal phytobezoar rooted in sunflower seed snack: case report
A young woman in the US was urged to swear off snacking on sunflowers seeds after it led to a painful and “exceedingly rare” case…
Patient case – emergency gastric complication of type 1 diabetes
Jamilla, 41, presents to hospital with epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting on a background of type 1 diabetes, diagnosed 11 years ago. During admission, she…
Patients are being paid to start hep C treatment — is it ethical?
Since direct-acting antivirals were listed on the PBS seven years ago, more than 100,000 Australians have been cured of hepatitis C infection. Yet this figure…
MHT may increase chance of reflux by a third in postmenopausal women
Use of menopausal hormone therapy is associated with increased risk of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease among postmenopausal women, according to a review in Menopause. US clinicians conducted…
‘Surprise’ microbe overtakes salmonella as second most common cause of gastro
An “overlooked” microbe, aeromonas, has been found to be the second most common bacterial cause of gastroenteritis in Australia, yet it is barely tested for, researchers say. …
Bowel cancer screening rate drops for first time in 10 years
Bowel cancer screening participation has gone backwards for the first time since 2014, falling to 41% of eligible patients in the most recent reporting period.…
