Western diet linked to chronic diseases by gut microbiota disruption

An article published in the journal Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology provides an in-depth overview of the Western diet’s impact on modulating gut microbiota and gut barrier functionality and subsequently increasing the risk of non-communicable chronic diseases.  Study: The microbiome-driven impact of Western diet in the development of noncommunicable chronic disorders Background The Western diet…

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Ultrasound-Aided Diagnosis of GCA Is Accurate, Avoids Biopsy

Temporal artery ultrasound alone was sufficient to accurately diagnose giant cell arteritis (GCA) in over half of patients in a new prospective study. The findings provide further evidence that “[ultrasound] of temporal arteries could really take the place of traditional temporal artery biopsy (TAB)” in patients with high clinical suspicion of GCA, lead author Guillaume…

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