Leslie Golden, MD, MPH, argues that policymakers in Washington must prioritize coverage of obesity treatments to ensure equitable access among US patients. Gastroenterology Advisor, a trusted source ...

Policymakers must prioritize access to innovative obesity care in tackling the obesity epidemic across the United States.

Postoperative ileus rates are lower overall but remain higher across academic hospitals and those of a larger size.

Individuals with cystic fibrosis or CFTR gene variants have a 3-fold higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer after 50 years of age.

Type 1 diabetes risk was elevated among patients with celiac disease, hypothyroidism, or hyperthyroidism vs control patients.

Topline data were announced from a trial evaluating zanzalintinib plus atezolizumab in adults with previously treated non-MSI-high mCRC.

For adults with obesity or overweight without diabetes, ecnoglutide yields a superior and sustained reduction in body weight vs placebo.

Self-esteem scores increase after metabolic and bariatric surgery, with greater improvement in scores with higher postoperative weight loss.

Fecal microbiota transplantation could be considered as first-line therapy for primary Clostridioides difficile infection.

People undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery are less likely to develop psychiatric disorders than those treated with GLP-1 RAs.

Black patients have a higher incidence of minor complications after metabolic and bariatric surgery, according to a recent study.

Early-onset colorectal cancer is more likely to be diagnosed in people of Black or Hispanic race/ethnicity and be at a later stage at diagnosis. Age, advanced disease, Black race, and Hispanic ...