AI Tool Predicts Certain GI Cancers Years in Advance

AI Tool Predicts Certain GI Cancers Years in Advance

TOPLINE: The Kettles Esophageal and Cardia Adenocarcinoma predictioN (K-ECAN) tool predicts esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCA) using data from the electronic health record (EHR) and is more accurate than other tools, a large study suggests. METHODOLOGY: Researchers…

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PPIs Linked to Long-Term Infection in Kids

PPIs Linked to Long-Term Infection in Kids

Researchers in France are warning against the overzealous use of acid-suppressing drugs in infants after finding that the medications are associated with an increase in risk of serious infections later in life. The focus on the use of proton-pump inhibitors…

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