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Diana Swift

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Diana Swift

Diana Swift is a freelance medical journalist based in Toronto. She has been a medical writer, editor and consumer health editor since 1988.

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Refractory IBD: The Case for Doubling Up on Drugs

Meta-analysis suggests select patients can avoid surgery

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Minimizing the Pesky Placebo Response in IBS Trials

Identifying the determinants is key to better trial design

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No Help From Extra Hydration to Prevent Post-ERCP Pancreatitis

Trial may settle whether aggressive, laborious procedure is justified

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Game Changer for Ulcerative Colitis Patients Failing Anti-TNF?

JAK inhibitor helped when biologic didn't

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New Guideline Lowers Age to Begin Colorectal Cancer Screening

Update comes as incidence has doubled in people under 50

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Vedolizumab Tied to Lower Risk for Serious Infections in Ulcerative Colitis

But positive association versus TNF inhibitors not seen in Crohn's disease

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Antibiotic Duo Wins in Diverticulitis Outpatient Tx

Less risk for harms without adversely affecting outcomes, cohort studies show

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AGA Updates Guidelines for Refractory H. Pylori

New info stresses knowing patients' antibiotic exposure and doing drug susceptibility testing

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Underweight Tied to GI Distress

But which comes first?

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Aspirin and CRC Risk: A Curious Age Connection

Implications for prophylactic recommendations, researchers say

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