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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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Injecting Arthritic Knees Carries Sepsis Risk

Study identified four risk factors for sepsis after injections for knee pain.

IBD: Biologics, Preservative Surgery Reduce Need for Permanent Stomas

Still, despite better control of progression, surgery rates for Crohn's disease remain stubbornly high

IBD in the ED

Emergency visits are a costly component of IBD care, but these factors can help ward off flares with dire complications

Exogenous Sex Hormones and IBS: What Is the Relationship?

Sparse data suggest that gonadal hormone therapy can mimic effects of endogenous sex steroids

The High Cost of IBS

Despite its clear economic burden, IBS not fully recognized as the driver of costs it is, which in turn can impact prescribing

Image-Guided Radiation for Bladder Ca: New Standard of Care?

Three-year rate of bladder preservation was 83%

The Challenge of IBS in Teens

Data on effective medications are sparse

IBS Purgatory: Mixed Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Symptoms can fluctuate rapidly, and psychological burden is onerous

Women, Blacks at Greater Risk for Bunions

Subgroups most likely to develop hallux valgus confirmed in major study.