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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.

People who practice unhealthy eating habits tend to be at higher risk of depressive symptoms, suggests a Japan study. This association appears to be partially driven by a reduced intake of nutrients with mood-improving effects.

Following an amylase trypsin inhibitors (ATI)-free diet for 6 weeks appears to produce substantial improvements in liver and metabolic, as well as patient-reported outcomes, in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), according to a proof-of-concept study.

Third-line rescue therapy appears to be a promising therapeutic strategy in acute severe ulcerative colitis, with a recent study showing that such an approach helps avoid colectomy in most patients.

For patients undergoing laparoscopic resection for colorectal cancer (CRC), two sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) help reduce perioperative anxiety, as reported in a study.