Johnson on Gastroenterology

• ACG's Latest Guidelines Move the Goalposts for CRC Screening   Dr David Johnson highlights the American College of Gastroenterology's key recommendations for whom to screen and when.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, March 30, 2021
• New AASLD Guidelines Reconsider Bleeding Risk in Cirrhosis   Dr David Johnson comments on the paradigm-shifting implications of these guidelines on coagulation and bleeding in patients with cirrhosis.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, March 04, 2021
• Common Antibiotics for Diverticulitis Have Higher C difficile Risks   Dr David Johnson comments on new data indicating that it may be time to move away from metronidazole plus a fluoroquinolone in certain patients.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, February 25, 2021
• 10 Highlights From ACG's 'Virtually' Perfect Annual Meeting   According to Dr David Johnson, this year's meeting didn't suffer from moving online, with an abundance of important research.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 09, 2020
• Colonoscopy Prep: Overturning the Clear-Liquid Diet   Dr David Johnson shares new data showing comparable outcomes for low-residue diets, a more patient-friendly means of bowel prep.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, October 19, 2020
• 7 Takeaways From the AGA's New Iron-Deficiency Anemia Guidelines   Dr David Johnson comments on the latest recommendations for the gastrointestinal evaluation of iron-deficiency anemia, which have practice-changing implications.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, September 18, 2020
• When to Screen BRCA Carriers for Colorectal, Pancreatic Cancer   New guidelines illuminate how these mutations can increase risk, but the final decision requires our own judgment, according to Dr David Johnson.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, August 10, 2020
• New Eosinophilic Esophagitis Guidelines: What You Need to Know   Dr David Johnson on important new recommendations for managing and treating this once poorly researched disease.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, June 05, 2020
• 12 Highlights You Should Know From DDW 2020   Although the meeting went virtual this year, it still offered several studies with tangible benefits, according to Dr David Johnson.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, June 01, 2020
• Reassuring Guidance for Managing IBD Patients During COVID-19   Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are probably not at increased risk for the virus but still require careful monitoring, according to Dr David Johnson.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, April 27, 2020
• Toilets May Pose Risk for Spreading COVID-19   Dr David Johnson on the reasons why toilets may be one source of this mysterious disease's spread.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, April 09, 2020
• Practical Advice for Performing Endoscopy in a Pandemic   Dr David Johnson summarizes new guidance on decreasing the risks of this procedure for patients and practitioners alike.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, April 08, 2020
• Strategies for US Gastroenterologists During the COVID-19 Pandemic   New York is reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, so let's listen closely to the advice from five of its top gastroenterologists, says Dr David Johnson.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, April 07, 2020
• New Guidance on the Endoscopic Removal of Colorectal Lesions   Dr David Johnson says the new USMSTF recommendations on how we should classify, remove, and surveil such lesions are 'practice-changing.'
  Medscape Gastroenterology, March 31, 2020
• Fecal Evidence of COVID-19 Raises Transmission Concerns   Dr David Johnson explains why it's not just the respiratory tract we need to consider when trying to stem the spread of COVID-19.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, March 18, 2020
• Avoid Inflammatory Diets to Combat Diverticulitis   A recent prospective study gives us plenty of reason to discuss dietary interventions with our patients, says Dr David Johnson.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, March 05, 2020
• When to Remove Colorectal Polyps? 'Get Them When You See Them'   Dr David Johnson comments on how using cold snare upon polyp discovery reduces operative time and surgeon frustration.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, February 20, 2020
• Achalasia Treatment: Latest Updates   Dr David Johnson on how new data with peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is shifting the treatment paradigm of achalasia.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, January 24, 2020
• Seven Practice-Changing Studies You Need to Know: ACG 2019   Dr David Johnson on the cutting-edge science that caught his eye at this year's American College of Gastroenterology meeting, including a study on gastroenterologists' own health.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, December 19, 2019
• Will Smith's Colonoscopy Goes Viral, Sends Message   With Will Smith recently showing his fans how routine the procedure is, Dr David Johnson reflects on the unparalleled value that celebrities can have in raising health awareness.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 21, 2019