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Anchor lead: What can you do to avoid infections after colonoscopy? Elizabeth Tracey reports About one in a thousand people may experience infection after colonoscopy at an ambulatory surgery center, a study by Susan Hutfless, a gastroenterology researcher at Johns …

June 26, 2018 – Avoiding Infection Read more »

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Anchor lead: What’s your risk of infection after an endoscopic procedure such as colonoscopy? Elizabeth Tracey reports What’s your risk of developing an infection after colonoscopy or EGD, a test to look at the lining of your esophagus and stomach, …

June 25, 2018 – Colonoscopy and Infection Read more »

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Anchor lead: There’s a disturbing rise in colorectal cancer deaths among younger people, Elizabeth Tracey reports Americans under the age of fifty are seeing more deaths from colorectal cancer, a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association …

September 6, 2017 – Colorectal Cancer Deaths Read more »

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This week’s topics include managing preeclampsia, diet soft drinks and stroke, autoimmune conditions and malaria, and fecal immunochemical testing and colorectal cancer. Program notes: 0:36 Malaria, lupus and MS 1:36 B-cell activating factor or BAF 2:34 Sickle cell anemia also …

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Anchor lead:  Why do some people have gut bacteria that may cause cancer and others don’t? Elizabeth Tracey reports Do gut bacteria play a role in colon cancer development?  Francis Giardiello, a gastroenterologist and colon cancer expert at Johns Hopkins, …

November 4, 2016 – Microbiome Specificity Read more »