In a study at Stanford University, patients who took probiotics after Roux en Y gastric bypass surgery (RNYGB) lost more weight than RNYGB patients who did not. Reuters Health Information
Despite the development of more potent antibiotics, significant improvement in clinical outcome in patients with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) bacteremia has not been observed, researchers report. Reuters Health Information
Might a minimally invasive combination therapy of ERCP and ESWL avoid major pancreatic surgery in the majority of patients with pancreatic duct stones? Southern Medical Journal
Upper gastrointestinal bleed or perforation still carries a finite risk of death. But advances in recent years has cut that risk significantly. BMC Gastroenterology
