Johnson on Gastroenterology

• Preventing IBD by Promoting Oral Health   Dr David Johnson comments on a recent study that provides more evidence that poor dental health can increase the risk for IBD.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, April 09, 2025
• New Gut Microbiome Research Targets Portal Hypertension   Dr David Johnson explores recent data with urolithin A, a gut metabolite that’s shown early promise in studies with portal hypertension.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, February 12, 2025
• An ‘Epidemiologic Nightmare’: Microplastics and GI Health   Dr David Johnson shares the emerging evidence linking ingested plastics with a variety of diseases, and possible measures to combat it.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, February 03, 2025
• ACG 2024 8 New GI Studies With Practice-Shifting Implications   Dr David Johnson highlights studies on increasing disease rates, the surprising effects of palliative care consultations, and drugs on the verge of approval.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 12, 2024
• ACG 2024 Promising New Drug Data for Several Common GI Conditions   This year’s American College of Gastroenterology meeting featured encouraging findings for apraglutide, vonoprazan, rifaximin, and biologics in conditions ranging from heartburn to colitis.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 07, 2024
• In Colonoscopy, Quality Indicators Aren't Optional   Dr David Johnson explains why the ACG/ASGE's recommendations on achieving quality colonoscopy are far from mere suggestions.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, September 18, 2024
• A Novel Biofeedback Treatment to Offset Abdominal Distention   Dr David Johnson shares the results of a compelling new study of a simple breathing technique for combatting abdominophrenic dyssynergia.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, September 11, 2024
• The Oral Microbiome's Role in Promoting GI Disease   Dr David Johnson explores the latest data linking oral health to diseases such as colorectal cancer, cirrhosis, and inflammatory bowel disease.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, August 15, 2024
• DDW 2024 7 Studies Likely to Reshape GI Care in the Years Ahead   Dr David Johnson highlights the new studies from this year's Digestive Disease Week likely to impact your practice going forward, from wearable tech for IBD to novel insights into the gut-brain axis.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, June 07, 2024
• DDW 2024 In Treating IBD, Consider Diet and Dentistry   Dr David Johnson highlights five compelling studies from this year's Digestive Disease Week exploring the role of oral health, diet, and intestinal ultrasound in the management of patients with IBD.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, June 05, 2024
• DDW 2024 Key Endoscopy Studies That Could Transform Your Practice   Dr David Johnson provides insight on 11 studies from this year's Digestive Disease Week, including pivotal research on endoscopy as well as new data on phase 3 drugs and colorectal cancer screening.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, May 31, 2024
• Exploring the Microbiome-Esophageal Disease Connection   In a new series on the microbiome that aims to separate the news from the noise, Dr David Johnson focuses on findings linking it to esophageal diseases like GERD and eosinophilic esophagitis.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, April 18, 2024
• CRC: Troubling Mortality Rates for a Preventable Cancer   Dr David Johnson comments on the American Cancer Society's projections for colorectal cancer in 2024.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, February 21, 2024
• How to Manage Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Hepatotoxicity   Because liver toxicity can be a sign that these drugs are working, knowing how to manage this adverse event can help patients reap the full benefit, says Dr David Johnson.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, February 02, 2024
• Tips and Techniques to Boost Colonoscopy Quality   A growing body of evidence has identified new quality indicators for colonoscopy, many of which are immediately actionable, says Dr David Johnson.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, January 17, 2024
• Can't-Miss Highlights From ACG 2023: Part 2   Dr David Johnson wraps up his overview on this year's conference with the latest on multitarget stool tests, RSV vaccines in IBD, and other novel findings.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 10, 2023
• Can't-Miss Highlights From ACG 2023: Part 1   Dr David Johnson comments on new data around eosinophilic esophagitis, behavioral therapies for IBS, and two new drugs on the fast track for approval.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 10, 2023
• Take a Closer Look at Sleep's Role in GERD   When it comes to treating reflux symptoms, it's time for us all to open our eyes to the value of closing them, says Dr David Johnson.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, October 06, 2023
• GI Side Effects, Anesthesia Risks With GLP-1 Agonists   Dr David Johnson highlights new preoperative recommendations to protect against consequences of some diabetes and weight loss drugs that delay gastric emptying.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, August 04, 2023
• A Little Training Goes a Long Way in Improving Colonoscopy   Dr David Johnson highlights a new study showing that the use of a 30-minute online training program boosts adenoma detection rates considerably during colonoscopy.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, July 24, 2023