Colon
Meta-analysis finds germline variants in 15% of patients with colorectal cancer

  • October 13

Colon
Endoscopists set shorter-than-guideline intervals for 3 in 10 patients with 1-2 adenomas

  • October 12

Supporting digestive health research funding

  • October 12

Colon
Multiple affected relatives linked to higher CRC risk in IBD

  • October 9

Liver

Dropping age from FIB-4 may simplify MASLD fibrosis screening

  • October 14

Across 938 patients, five age-handling strategies had similar discrimination for fibrosis but traded off sensitivity and specificity differently, investigators reported.

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Substance use disorders in gastroenterology and hepatology: A practical guide for the general gastroenterologist

  • August 3

  • by Isabelle S. Byers, MD, Michelle Russin, MD, Sasha Deutsch-Link, MD, MSCR

GI and liver complications often bring these patients in first, and the authors say gastroenterologists are well placed to screen and treat.

Esophagus
Bridging the rural divide: Building a motility center in a critical access hospital

  • August 3

  • by Amber Charoen, MD, W. Michael McDonnell, MD, AGAF

“If large urban centers can run comprehensive motility labs, why can't a critical access hospital?”

Is professional coaching worth it? A practical guide for early-career gastroenterologists

  • August 3

  • by Mariam Naveed, MD, FACG, Kathryn E. Hutchins, MD, FACG

Two program directors on why coaching belongs at the start of a GI career, not after something has already gone wrong.

The Latest

October 14
Liver
Dropping age from FIB-4 may simplify MASLD fibrosis screening

  • by Julia Cipriano

Across 938 patients, five age-handling strategies had similar discrimination for fibrosis but traded off sensitivity and specificity differently, investigators reported.

October 13
Colon
Meta-analysis finds germline variants in 15% of patients with colorectal cancer

  • by Meg Barbor

The yield was 13.0% among patients diagnosed at age 50 or older, and predicted yield of high-penetrance variants stayed above a 5% testing threshold until about age 67.

October 12
Colon
Endoscopists set shorter-than-guideline intervals for 3 in 10 patients with 1-2 adenomas

  • by Doug Brunk

Adherence to the seven- to 10-year interval rose from 68% in 2021 to 72% in 2024 but trailed the more than 90% seen after removal of three or four nonadvanced adenomas.

October 12
Supporting digestive health research funding

  • by AGA

In May 2026, the AGA Research Foundation supported 84 researchers, helping fuel discoveries that could shape the future of digestive health.

October 9
Colon
Multiple affected relatives linked to higher CRC risk in IBD

  • by Doug Brunk

Patients with at least two first-degree relatives with colorectal cancer had 2.59 times the colorectal cancer rate of those with no family history in a Swedish cohort of more than 124,000 patients.