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Treatment with linaclotide significantly improved abdominal symptoms and the frequency of complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBMs) among adult and elderly patients with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C), according to the pooled analysis of three phase III trials presented at DDW 2024.

Ablating the gastric fundus to reduce the production of the hunger hormone ghrelin helps women curb their appetite and lose body weight in the ABLATE-WEIGHT first-in-human trial.

In patients with stage II colon cancer, individuals with a right-sided colon cancer (RSCC) appear to have a better prognosis than those with a left-sided colon cancer (LSCC), reveals a recent study. Additionally, adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) falls short of improving cause-specific survival (CSS) in patients with either RSCC or LSCC.

Use of metoclopramide proves inadequate in enhancing endoscopic visualization among patients with overall active upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), reports a study. However, it does reduce the need for second look esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD).

A 1-day regimen of octreotide infusion, along with endoscopic therapy for variceal bleeding, does not appear to be inferior to the standard 5-day regimen in the prevention of rebleeding and all-cause mortality at 6 weeks, according to the preliminary results of a study.