July 2, 2025

Digestive Disorders

Bile Duct Injury Rates Higher From Robotic Assisted Cholecystectomy | Newswise

Bile Duct Injury Rates Higher From Robotic Assisted Cholecystectomy | Newswise

David Bale05 mins

BYLINE: Valerie Goodwin Newswise — As robotic cholecystectomy, also known as gallbladder removal, becomes increasingly common, researchers have identified higher rates of bile duct injury in robotic cholecystectomy compared to the conventional approach, a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A team of researchers at University of Michigan Health led by Cody Mullens, M.D., M.P.H., a general surgery resident, found that there…

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ASCO: Triple Therapy Regimen Significantly Improves Survival in BRAF V600E-Mutated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer | Newswise

ASCO: Triple Therapy Regimen Significantly Improves Survival in BRAF V600E-Mutated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer | Newswise

David Bale05 mins

Approximately 8 to 12% of patients with colorectal cancer have BRAF mutations  Treatment with the triplet combination of drugs – encorafenib, cetuximab and chemotherapy – helped patients live longer and kept cancer from progressing   The Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval for this new combination in Dec. 2024   Median overall survival was 30.3 months…

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Advanced AI Model Enhances Diagnostic Accuracy in Digestive Disease Detection | Newswise

Advanced AI Model Enhances Diagnostic Accuracy in Digestive Disease Detection | Newswise

David Bale05 mins

Newswise — An international research team—comprising experts from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Anhui University, University of Science and Technology of China, Beijing Technology and Business University, Anhui Medical University, Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, and The Fourth Military Medical University—has unveiled a new AI-powered tool, LLaVA-Endo, that is poised…

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Yale Cancer Center Experts Set to Present Advances in Cancer Research at the World’s Largest Clinical Oncology Conference | Newswise

Yale Cancer Center Experts Set to Present Advances in Cancer Research at the World’s Largest Clinical Oncology Conference | Newswise

David Bale04 mins

Newswise — Over 40 Yale Cancer Center (YCC) physicians and scientists will present new research at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago from May 30 to June 3. This is the largest and most attended conference for oncology professionals, who are interested in learning about the latest, practice-changing cancer…

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UMGCCC Researchers Share New Findings on Link Between Lifetime Alcohol Use and Colorectal Cancer and More at AACR 2025 | Newswise

UMGCCC Researchers Share New Findings on Link Between Lifetime Alcohol Use and Colorectal Cancer and More at AACR 2025 | Newswise

David Bale03 mins

Newswise — University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) researchers, who are on faculty at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, presented findings at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in Chicago last month. These included a study conducted with researchers at the National Cancer Institute, which evaluated lifetime alcohol consumption and…

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GI Cancer Rates Don’t Easily Represent Diverse Groups | Newswise

GI Cancer Rates Don’t Easily Represent Diverse Groups | Newswise

David Bale05 mins

Newswise — The incidence of gastrointestinal cancers varies across Asian American, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander communities, according to a study published March 15 in the journal Gastro Hep Advances.  When combined, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander  communities compose the fastest-growing group in the United States. They accounted for 6.2% of the population…

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