Should we modify the treatment of #ASUC ? 🤔Should we treat with a second line? 🤔
📢Read our latest publication at bit.ly/49YTvFc in roypounder.apt International collaborative work led by Maria Chaparro Javier P. Gisbert #EIILaPrincesa EII Valdecilla

Looking forward to walking through the night to support all those affected by breast cancer! Our team called ‘cup half full’….. I leave you to think of your own explanation. But suffice to say it has a lot to do with living our best lives!
giving.give-star.com/microsite/walk…

Really important read for all those working in acute admissions areas and proud to have contributed to it on behalf of BAPEN UK together with Dr Rebecca Stratton

Please join for up to date topics, discussion & networking at the North West Advanced Endoscopy Meeting 21st May Sajjad Mahmood

It’s #MSAwarenessWeek !

Read a related article here:

Clinical presentation and diagnosis of #MultipleSclerosis

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Urgent action is needed to stem the exodus of doctors from the NHS, which is damaging patient care and costing taxpayers, The BMA warns.

An estimated 15 000 to 23 000 doctors in England left the NHS prematurely between September 2022 and September 2023
bmj.com/content/385/bm…

Some parents struggle with whether to allow their child to own a smartphone. Here is what research says about the relationship between social-media screentime and young people’s mental health econ.st/49ISPTV 👇

Heavier drinking during Covid led to 2,500 more deaths from alcohol in 2022, highest on record - where is the evidence based policy action? – ONS theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

We are at the stage now where we cannot treat some bacterial infections

We are already having these conversations;

'Sorry, but we simply have no antibiotics that can treat this'

We must prevent this nightmare from getting worse.

The lack of fiber can be detrimental to IBD.

.Eric C Martens et al. suggest a fiber-rich diet decreases mucolytic bacteria, increases mucus layer thickness, and decreases inflammation (exclusive enteral nutrition shares some of these mechanisms):

cell.com/cell-host-micr…

April is #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth

One of our goals is improving the diagnosis and treatment of bowel cancer in the UK and beyond

Recently we spoke to BCSA Chair Mark Donnelly about the impact our Bowel Cancer Screening Programme has:
thejag.org.uk/news/bowel%20c…

Woman with anal cancer urges people to talk about their bottoms bbc.in/3TNzRVW

Celiac disease is diagnosed using both serologic testing and duodenal biopsy. Might a nonbiopsy approach, currently used in children, be suitable for diagnosing celiac disease in adults? jwat.ch/4aRYyaG
#CeliacDisease

College reacts to GMC’s Identifying groups of migrating doctors report | Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh rcpe.ac.uk/college/colleg…

Nearly a third (30%) of doctors currently practising medicine in the UK are considering leaving in the next 12 months to work abroad, a survey by GMC has suggested
bmj.com/content/385/bm…

Enteral nutrition via gastrostomy is a relatively common practice, but it comes with important considerations such as patient selection, timing, & insertion method. Gain patient care insights via our 'Mistakes in gastrostomy insertion' article. Access now: bit.ly/49v5vxA

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Last year we launched our new five-year strategy, ‘On A Mission’. This highlighted the ways we’re working towards changing this #BowelCancer statistic.

We'll continue our work to remove the barriers to people being diagnosed quickly, and at the earliest stage possible.

Oropharyngeal dysphagia affects the oral and pharyngeal phase & can be due to a functional process or a physical abnormality. In this #UEGEdu excerpt, possible diagnostic techniques are mentioned alongside an algorithm.

Access #onlinecourse at bit.ly/4akyUM7

I still find it an absolute shocker that liver disease doesn’t get more public health priority - it remains the biggest cause of death in those aged 35-49 years in UK and is up to 90% preventable globally British Liver Trust BASL BSG EASLnews AASLD APASL News

Randomized controlled trial of Intravenous... : Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology | ACG journals.lww.com/ajg/abstract/9…