Specialty Digestive Health
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Featured
Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines Get an Update
With input from a Massachusetts General Hospital gastroenterologist, new colonoscopy guidelines update the ages to begin and end colorectal cancer screening.
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Featured
Genetic Testing Recommended for Patients With Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Researchers found that 9% of people with Barrett's esophagus whose disease progresses to adenocarcinoma harbor pathogenic germline mutations in cancer-predisposing genes, implying universal genetic screening be considered for patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett's esophagus that progress to dysplasia.
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Taking Aspirin Associated With Reduction in Colorectal Cancer Among High-Risk Population
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers found that regular aspirin use was associated with the greatest reduction of colorectal cancer among those at the highest risk.
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Cholesterol-reducing Gut Bacteria Might Lower Heart Disease Risk
Ramnik J. Xavier, MD, PhD, Chenhao Li, PhD, Martin Stražar, PhD, and colleagues have found that cholesterol metabolism is an important property of certain gut bacteria, Oscillibacter, with potential benefits for lipid homeostasis and cardiovascular health.
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Case Series: Tofacitinib Is Effective in Treating Refractory Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Hepatitis
Ryan J. Sullivan, MD, Michael L. Dougan, MD, PhD, and colleagues have reported the first three cases of using a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor to treat hepatitis associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. All patients showed excellent response to tofacitinib, although their oncologic outcomes varied.
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Healthcare–related Transportation Insecurity Is a Critical Social Risk Factor in Chronic Liver Disease
Nneka N. Ufere, MD, MSCE, Marina Serper, MD, MS, and colleagues found using nationwide U.S. data that 6% of patients with chronic liver disease report healthcare–related transportation insecurity, which about doubled the risk of mortality even after adjustment for income and other social risk factors.
Digestive Health Contributors
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Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH
Daniel K. Podolsky Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director for Cancer Epidemiology, Mass General Cancer Center, Chief, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine
Recent Article
Taking Aspirin Associated With Reduction in Colorectal Cancer Among High-Risk Population
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Angela K. Fitch, MD
Associate Director, Mass General Weight Center
Recent Article
Personalized Patient Care for the Treatment of Obesity
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Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MBBS, MPH
Director of the Crohn's and Colitis Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Mass General, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
AGA Guideline Makes the Case for Biomarkers in Managing Crohn's Disease
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Cristina R. Ferrone, MD
Surgical Director of the Liver Program, Division of General Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Advances in Liver Surgery at the Mass General Liver Center
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Daniel C. Chung, MD
Medical Co-Director, Center for Cancer Risk Assessment, Director, High-Risk GI Cancer Clinic, Mass General Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Pilot Study: Virtual Reality Is a Feasible Alternative to Narcotics During Colonoscopy
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA
Obesity Medicine Physician for Adults, Adolescents, and Children, Mass General Weight Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Affiliated Faculty, MGH Mongan Institute of Health Policy and Associate, MGH Disparities Solution Center
Recent Article
Review: Weight Regulation in Menopause
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Hamed Khalili, MD, MPH
Gastroenterologist, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Director of Clinical Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Division of Gastroenterology, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Initiating Oral Contraception Does Not Change Gut Microbiome in Healthy Women
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Kathleen E. Corey, MD, MPH, MMSc
Director, Fatty Liver Clinic, Mass General Gastrointestinal Unit, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Tobacco Use and Type 2 Diabetes Have Additive Effect on Risk of Fibrosis in Patients With MASLD
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Matthew M. Hutter, MD, MBA, MPH
Medical Director, Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Patient-reported Weight Agrees With Clinic Data One Year After Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery
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Ramnik Joseph Xavier, MD, PhD
Director, Center for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Kurt J. Isselbacher Professor of Medicine in the Field of Gastroenterology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Cholesterol-reducing Gut Bacteria Might Lower Heart Disease Risk
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Richard Aaron Hodin, MD
Warshaw Family Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Chief, Division of Gastrointestinal and Oncologic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Improving Patient Outcomes with J-Pouch Surgery
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Tracey G. Simon, MD, MPH
Hepatologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Medical Grand Rounds: Updates in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Digestive Healthcare at Mass General
The Massachusetts General Hospital Digestive Healthcare Center is a collaborative practice of gastroenterologists, endoscopists, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, hepatologists, oncologists and radiation oncologists dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of digestive diseases.