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Patients suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and ineffective esophageal motility (IEM) may benefit from the novel RefluxStop device implantation, a safe and minimally invasive technology that offers potential benefits, a study has shown.

Oral supplementation with cyanocobalamin 1,000 μg/d helps treat vitamin B12 deficiency associated with pernicious anaemia (PA), reports a study.

Findings from the ongoing POLAC project demonstrate that treatment with the pangenotypic regimen comprising glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (GLE/PIB) for 8 weeks is highly effective against chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in children and adolescents. This regimen also showed a good safety profile.

Using low-dose aspirin appears to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in adults, suggests a study.

A diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a common functional gastrointestinal disorder, appears to contribute to a reduced risk of death, but this association weakens over time, a study has shown.