6 summaries spanning topics in inflammatory bowel disease, pediatric GI, liver diseases and obesity.
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How should gastroenterologists counsel patients about the use of dietary supplements? Gastroenterologists with nutritional expertise addressed that question in an AGA session on Monday, May 20, at DDW® 2019 in San Diego, CA. Jost Langhorst, MD, said the widespread availability and use of dietary supplements makes the question impossible to ignore.
Probiotics are among the most controversial dietary supplements, according to Gerard E. Mullin, MD, MS. In this DDW News video, Dr. Mullin discusses controversy about the efficacy and potential harm of probiotics.
Nearly half of gastroenterology patients take dietary supplements despite toxicity concerns and the lack of rigorous research behind many supplements, according to Gerard E. Mullin, MD, MS. In this DDW News video, Dr. Mullin discusses what every gastroenterologist should know about dietary supplements.
Avinash G. Ketwaroo, MD, walks through sessions designed to meet the unique needs of DDW® attendees in the early stages of their careers in gastrointestinal medicine.
AASLD’s educational programming at DDW® is designed to provide a broad education on hot liver disease topics for general gastroenterologists and deeper learning for hepatologists seeking information on the latest research and treatment advances. Meena B. Bansal, MD, FAASLD, shares the sessions you won’t want to miss.
A series of AGA Postgraduate Course breakout sessions on Saturday, June 2, at DDW® 2018 featured case-based discussions covering a variety of common, as well as some uncommon, clinical scenarios. Guy Weiss, MD, tackled the case of a 45-year-old woman who presented with iron deficiency anemia.
As obesity continues to strain the nation’s health care system, the promise of minimally invasive weight-loss interventions is drawing more attention. The implications of such therapies are the subject of Saturday’s ASGE Clinical Symposium The Skinny on Bariatric Endoscopy, which will be moderated by Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, MD, MPH.
People fighting obesity often look for treatments that will quickly help them lose weight. Lately, an increasing number are achieving that goal by having intragastric
