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Diana Swift

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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An illustration of bifidobacterium

Heat-Inactivated Probiotic May Ease IBS Symptoms

Patients report improvement with non-viable bacteria in placebo-controlled trial

A computer rendering of a colon polyp

Study: Any Polyps Raise Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Only three types, however, increased mortality

Illustrated coronaviruses over a photo of a flushing toilet

Study: COVID-19 Is Also Spread by Fecal-Oral Route

Also new: Like SARS, COVID-19 may induce liver damage

A photo of robotic assisted surgery in the operating room

Study: Robotic Whipple Has Advantages Over Open Surgery

But the learning curve is steep, researchers caution

A photo of the electrodes of an electrical stimulation device

Electrical Stimulation Tx Promising for Refractory Constipation

Durable and clinically significant improvement seen in small trial

An African-American male seated on his bed clutching his stomach from pain

Crohn's Boosts Risk of Death From Colorectal Cancer

Results suggest groups for targeted surveillance, researchers say

The bottle and packaging of the diet supplement Berberine

Chinese Herbal May Be Chemoprotective Against Colorectal Cancer

Polypectomy patients given the supplement developed fewer colorectal adenomas

A pregnant woman sitting on the toilet

IBD Tied to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

Meta-analysis found more of some problems, but no apparent increase in one group of disorders

An x-ray image of the large intestine showing diverticulitis of transverse colon

Morbid Obesity, Diverticulitis Not a Good Mix

Study documents worse outcomes

A computer rendering of infliximab

Confirmed: TNF Inhibitors Don't Raise Cancer Risk

Reassurance from national study in Denmark

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