Letter From the Editor: Functional Heartburn

What is functional heartburn, and how does it differ from other esophageal conditions, such as reflux hypersensitivity and nonerosive reflux disease? In one of our […]

Letter From the Editor: Postoperative Recurrence of Crohn’s Disease

Disease recurrence is a significant issue in many disorders, including Crohn’s disease. In a feature article in this month’s issue of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Dr Shirley […]

Letter from the Editor: Fall Conferences

The fall conference season is upon us, with the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017 being held October 13 to 18 in Orlando, Florida, and The […]

Letter From the Editor: Diagnosing and Treating Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Eosinophilic esophagitis, a chronic inflammatory disorder of the esophagus characterized by an esophageal eosinophilic infiltrate and other esophageal symptoms, is increasing in prevalence worldwide. This disorder […]

Letter From the Editor: Health Maintenance in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Last month, our Advances in IBD column covered the importance of vaccination in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Our coverage of health maintenance of IBD […]

Letter From the Editor: Achalasia

The esophageal motility disorder of achalasia was first described and treated by Sir Thomas Willis in 1672. Treatment consisted of dilation using a sponge attached to […]

Letter From the Editor: Hepatitis B

There is still no cure for chronic hepatitis B, which affects more than 350 million people world-wide and is the largest cause of liver cancer. A […]

Letter From the Editor: Pancreatic Cancer

The poor prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer is well recognized. According to the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program, the 5-year overall […]

Letter From the Editor: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: An Update

Once considered a medical curiosity, fecal microbiota transplantation is starting to become a fairly widespread practice for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection. Can this procedure, […]

Letter From the Editor: Depression and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Gastroenterology & Hepatology March 2017, Volume 13, Issue 3 How often do you check if your inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are depressed? In this issue […]

Letter From the Editor: Medical Foods

Gastroenterology & Hepatology Volume 1, Issue 2, February 2017 As doctors, we are constantly looking for ways to optimize therapy and find new tools for our […]

Letter From the Editor: The Low-FODMAP Diet

Gastroenterology & Hepatology Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2017 January is the start of the new year—as well as New Year’s resolutions. Many of these resolutions […]

Letter From the Editor: Biosimilars in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Gastroenterology & Hepatology Volume 12, Issue 12, December 2016 Are biosimilars the future of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) management? Biologic agents are widely considered to be […]

Letter From the Editor: Medical Use of Cannabis

Gastroenterology & Hepatology November 2016, Volume 12, Issue 11 Over the past 20 years, the medical use of cannabis, commonly referred to as marijuana, has increased. […]

Letter From the Editor: Clostridium difficile Infection

Gastroenterology & Hepatology October 2016, Volume 12, Issue 10 Letter From the Editor: Clostridium difficile Infection In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classified […]

Letter From the Editor: Colorectal Cancer

Gastroenterology & Hepatology Volume 12, Issue 9, September 2016 Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of cancers and causes of cancer deaths in […]

Letter From the Editor: Liver Disease

Gastroenterology & Hepatology Volume 12, Issue 8, August 2016 The consumption of alcohol is very common in the United States. According to estimates, two-thirds of adults […]

Letter From the Editor: New and Emerging Therapies

Gastroenterology & Hepatology Volume 12, Issue 7, July 2016 Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD, AGAF, FACP, FACG Over the past few years, the field of gastroenterology and […]

Letter From the Editor: Focus on Endoscopy

Gastroenterology & Hepatology Volume 12, Issue 6, June 2016 Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD, AGAF, FACP, FACG Endoscopy is highlighted in a number of articles in this […]

Letter From the Editor: Personalizing Patient Care

Gastroenterology & Hepatology Volume 12, Issue 5, May 2016 Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD, AGAF, FACP, FACG Gone are the days of one-size-fits-all treatment. Personalized medicine, increasingly […]