Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Archive Gastroenterology
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2026
July
01,
2026
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
In one of the most comprehensive studies of coffee and liver health to date, Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators linked higher coffee consumption with lower risk of cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver-related death. The findings, …
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May
20,
2026
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07:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators have identified molecular mechanisms that drive inflammation in alcohol-associated liver disease. Their preclinical discoveries could one day provide targets for therapies to treat the …
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May
01,
2026
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09:52 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Experts from Cedars-Sinai will present advances in research and clinical innovation at the 2026 Digestive Disease Week (DDW) scientific conference May 2-5 in Chicago.Digestive Disease Week is the largest international gathering of …
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March
09,
2026
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai has expanded availability of its Virtual Second Opinion program to residents of 39 states, giving people across the U.S. fast, convenient, at-home access to expert medical insights on treatment options for more than 600 health …
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February
11,
2026
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Hispanic patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can experience very different disease patterns depending on whether they have higher African or Amerindian genetic ancestry, according to a large multicenter study led by Cedars-Sinai.The …
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2025
November
24,
2025
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Food Safety Tips from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Cook food thoroughly, 165° for poultryWash hands frequentlyRefrigerate/freeze after 2 hoursStore in refrigerator 40° or belowKeep hot food hot, cold food coldToss …
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October
06,
2025
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07:15 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Most people give little thought to gravity, the natural force that keeps all of us grounded to Earth. Without gravity, earthlings would be floating about like untethered astronauts.But gravity does much more than that, according to Brennan Spiegel, …
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September
05,
2025
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai’s upcoming Sept. 13 conference on Women and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) will highlight women’s unique experiences with the disorder and provide relevant information and guidance for both patients and providers, says …
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July
24,
2025
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09:07 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Everyday Health recently interviewed Gil Melmed, MD, director of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Research at Cedars-Sinai, about how to find a healthcare provider who can help effectively manage ulcerative colitis over time. There is no cure for …
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June
27,
2025
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators uncovered a significant uptick in chronic digestive disorders, like irritable bowel syndrome, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal Neurogastroenterology …
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June
26,
2025
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed an investigational therapy that brought a significant number of patients with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease into remission, according to a new study published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & …
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March
20,
2025
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01:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Following a comprehensive national search, Cedars-Sinai has appointed David E. Cohen, MD, PhD, as the new chair of the Department of Medicine, effective July 1. Cohen, a longtime leader, scholar and mentor in academic medicine, has focused his …
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2024
November
11,
2024
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai has appointed prominent inflammatory bowel disease physician-scientist Maria T. Abreu, MD, to be the executive director of the F. Widjaja Inflammatory Bowel Disease Institute. Abreu will succeed longstanding director Stephan Targan, MD, …
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November
04,
2024
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A home-based virtual reality (VR) program developed by Cedars-Sinai investigators to help patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) pain received positive feedback from users, according to a new study in Current Gastroenterology Reports. The …
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October
30,
2024
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
New research led by Cedars-Sinai investigators has reversed liver fibrosis, a gradual buildup of scar tissue in the liver, in laboratory mice. Their achievement marks a crucial step toward potentially creating new treatments for patients with this …
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October
25,
2024
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai experts in gastroenterology attending the Oct. 25-30 American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Annual Scientific Meeting in Philadelphia are available for interviews about clinical and scientific developments in the field of digestive …
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September
25,
2024
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14:00 PM
America/Los_Angeles
An international placebo-controlled study led by Cedars-Sinai suggests that a targeted drug therapy that was developed by researchers at Cedars-Sinai is safe and effective at helping people with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis reach clinical …
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September
18,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Dermot McGovern, MD, PhD, director of Translational Research in the F. Widjaja Inflammatory Bowel Disease Institute at Cedars-Sinai, has been awarded the prestigious Sherman Prize for his pioneering work in advancing understanding of the genetic …
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April
18,
2024
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10:09 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified significant variations in the microbes of the small bowel (small intestine) are strongly associated with various body weights, from a normal body mass index, or BMI, to having obesity.The gut microbiome …
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March
27,
2024
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
New research from Cedars-Sinai suggests people who are scheduled for certain medical procedures should stop taking popular weight loss drugs in the days or weeks prior to avoid complications.Investigators found glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor …
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March
18,
2024
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have identified risk factors that make inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients susceptible to developing serious conditions in other parts of their bodies.The study is published in the journal Gastroenterology.“We …
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February
28,
2024
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Patients diagnosed with steatotic liver disease (formerly called fatty liver disease) are usually advised to stop drinking alcoholic beverages. But a new study led by Cedars-Sinai found that drinking, on average, a small amount of alcohol a day did …
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February
19,
2024
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The pain experienced by hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is routinely treated with opioid medication, but with little success in actually controlling major discomfort. Cedars-Sinai investigators developed a Proactive …
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2023
July
25,
2023
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The mass and composition of our bodies can significantly affect the way medications are metabolized and absorbed. Investigators at Cedars-Sinai found that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients with higher levels of intra-abdominal visceral …
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