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Visual distraction eases pain, anxiety during colonoscopy

02 Oct 2025

Patients undergoing colonoscopy may benefit from visual/audiovisual distraction interventions, which have been shown to reduce pain and anxiety and improve satisfaction during the procedure, suggests a recent study.

Visual distraction eases pain, anxiety during colonoscopy

02 Oct 2025

Extended risankizumab treatment for CD may be needed in some patients

01 Oct 2025 by

For some patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) who show no response to induction treatment with risankizumab, extending the treatment course is safe and improves clinical and endoscopic outcomes, as shown in a study.

Extended risankizumab treatment for CD may be needed in some patients

01 Oct 2025

Brain fog common in patients with GI disorders

01 Oct 2025

Half of the patients with common gastrointestinal (GI) disorders report experiencing brain fog (BF), reveals a study. BF prevalence is higher in patients on probiotics and those with gastroparesis and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Brain fog common in patients with GI disorders

01 Oct 2025

Poor psychological health highly prevalent in IBD patients

01 Oct 2025

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) commonly experience poor psychological health, which point to the possibility that physical inflammation in the gut directly influences psychological state, according to a study.

Poor psychological health highly prevalent in IBD patients

01 Oct 2025

Oral bacteria, fungi linked to pancreatic cancer

28 Sep 2025

Oral microbiota, including bacteria and fungi, have emerged as risk factors for pancreatic cancer development in a recent study.

Oral bacteria, fungi linked to pancreatic cancer

28 Sep 2025

Gut microbiome awareness low, gut health practices high in SG

23 Sep 2025 by

Knowledge and awareness of the gut microbiome are relatively low among the general population in Singapore, but practices of gut health modification are common, reports a study.

Gut microbiome awareness low, gut health practices high in SG

23 Sep 2025

No link between IBD treatment and breast cancer

20 Sep 2025

Medications used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) do not contribute to an increase in the risk of breast cancer, according to a retrospective study.

No link between IBD treatment and breast cancer

20 Sep 2025

Empirical dietary index predicts risk of gout

19 Sep 2025

A replicated empirical index predicting lower plasma urate shows a significant association with reduced risks of gout and related cardiometabolic conditions, reports a study.

Empirical dietary index predicts risk of gout

19 Sep 2025

Clinical research in non-university public hospitals correlated with improved patient outcomes

19 Sep 2025 by

More than 10 percent of full-time clinicians in Hong Kong’s non-university public hospitals engaged in original research as principal investigators (PIs), contributing to nearly one-third of the city’s peer-reviewed studies published in 2016–2021. Their clinical research activity is correlated with improved patient outcomes.

Clinical research in non-university public hospitals correlated with improved patient outcomes

19 Sep 2025

$High CRP predicts risk of steroid-refractory ASUC$

High CRP predicts risk of steroid-refractory ASUC

15 Sep 2025 by

An elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) or CRP–albumin ratio on admission is significantly associated with the risk of steroid-refractory disease in patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC), suggests a Singapore study.

High CRP predicts risk of steroid-refractory ASUC

15 Sep 2025

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Visual distraction eases pain, anxiety during colonoscopy

Visual distraction eases pain, anxiety during colonoscopy

Extended risankizumab treatment for CD may be needed in some patients

Extended risankizumab treatment for CD may be needed in some patients

Brain fog common in patients with GI disorders

Brain fog common in patients with GI disorders

Poor psychological health highly prevalent in IBD patients

Poor psychological health highly prevalent in IBD patients

Oral bacteria, fungi linked to pancreatic cancer

Oral bacteria, fungi linked to pancreatic cancer

Gut microbiome awareness low, gut health practices high in SG

Gut microbiome awareness low, gut health practices high in SG

No link between IBD treatment and breast cancer

No link between IBD treatment and breast cancer

Empirical dietary index predicts risk of gout

Empirical dietary index predicts risk of gout

Clinical research in non-university public hospitals correlated with improved patient outcomes

Clinical research in non-university public hospitals correlated with improved patient outcomes

High CRP predicts risk of steroid-refractory ASUC

High CRP predicts risk of steroid-refractory ASUC