Patients on proton pump inhibitors may need their renal function and electrolytes monitored while on therapy, US researchers say.

In their analysis, more than 42,500 adverse events reported to the US

Early gut infection with enterovirus may be a trigger for coeliac disease in susceptible children, research suggests.

In an observational study, Norwegian researchers followed 220 children with the

The first prospective longitudinal study of outcomes from treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) suggests the drugs could halve mortality rates among patients with hepatitis C.

The five-year

It's known that gut microbial diversity is essential for donor success, particularly in treating conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

But researchers at the University of Auckland,

I have always been in awe of people who are forced to do their best to survive in trying circumstances.

Jerri Nielsen, the Antarctic doctor who performed surgery and chemotherapy to treat her own

Maggie, a 77-year-old female, has had several episodes of severe iron deficiency anaemia since 2006.

At times her haemoglobin (Hb) would drop to 80g/L (normal: 120g/L and above) requiring blood

This is a classic example of biting off more than you can chew — or at least more than this patient could chew without his dentures.

After misplacing his false teeth, the 61-year-old man decided to

Patients who have had an enterococcal infection should have regular colonoscopies, say Australian researchers, who have discovered a high rate of bowel cancer in those previously infected with the

Faecal-microbiota transplantation is superior to 10 days of fidaxomicin or vancomycin for resolving recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, according to results from a randomised trial.


Numerous

Forget reading material, foot stools are what patients need to get the job done on the porcelain throne, according to US researchers.

After being popularised by social media, toilet stools have now