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The duration of exclusive or any breastfeeding does not appear to influence the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in infants, according to a study.

Some hospitalized patients with cirrhosis who are not exposed to terlipressin develop respiratory failure (RF), reveals a study.

Patients with high-risk T1a esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) undergoing successful endoscopic eradication therapy (EET) appear to have a greater rate of extraesophageal metastases than those with low-risk T1a EAC on long-term follow-up, reports a study.

People with achalasia, a rare swallowing disorder affecting the esophagus, may be at increased risk of esophageal cancer (EC), suggests a study.

Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) often results in a poorer disease course at 5 and 10 years, whereas treatment with angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) is associated with fewer cases of corticosteroid use at 10 years, reports a study involving patients with Crohn’s disease (CD).

Early oral feeding in patients with acute pancreatitis can help shorten the length of hospital stay (LOHS) and even lower the costs of medical care without increasing feeding intolerance or mortality, reports a study. In those with a severe disease, early feeding after 1 day appears beneficial.