GP+ Networking
The PCSG has supported the development of GP+ Networking and the site is now in open beta. All doctors with a valid GMC number and NHS email can now register and create profiles on the website. A group of medical students from various Universities around the country are currently using the website, creating their profiles and... Read More
PCSG ASM, registration page now available.
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“Professor Willie Hamilton was involved in drawing up the NICE cancer guidelines which have caused controversy around the use of faecal occult blood testing in the pathway. Both sides of this debate can be read on pages 15 and 16 of the latest copy of the Digest.” Richard Stevens As part of the Think GI Cancer... Read More
The Faecal Occult Blood Testing Controversy
“Professor Willie Hamilton was involved in drawing up the NICE cancer guidelines which have caused controversy around the use of faecal occult blood testing in the pathway. Both sides of this debate can be read on pages 16 and 17 of the latest copy of the Digest.” Richard Stevens Here are his views: The NICE... Read More
30 Gastroenterologists Cycle 300 miles for Patient Charity
On Sunday afternoon a team of thirty gastroenterologists arrived in Liverpool for the 2016 BSG Annual Scientific Meeting in an unusual fashion. Having cycled 300 miles from Newcastle Medical School via the tricky peaks of the Lake District and challenging climbs of the Yorkshire Dales, they arrived at the Echo Arena on their bicycles. So why the gruelling... Read More
Putting A Man On The Moon
When some VIPs were being shown round the NASA launch site for the Apollo mission, they came across a man sweeping the floor. When they asked him what he was doing he replied “I’m helping to put a man on the moon”. I came across this possibly apocryphal anecdote when I was clearing out my... Read More
UEG Digestive Health Month in May
UEG to shine the light on digestive health in Europe: UEG Digestive Health Month in May (Brussels, May 3, 2016) The first UEG Digestive Health month, organised by United European Gastroenterology (UEG), will take place in May. It is being held to raise awareness of digestive health conditions in Europe and to highlight opportunities... Read More
New Edition of the Digest is out now!
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Gastroenterology Textbooks
Patients don’t read gastroenterology textbooks. They feel symptoms and sometimes tell their doctors about them. The doctor then pigeonholes what is presented into a diagnostic box and, if they are not sure, uses increasingly invasive and reductionist investigations to force the information into a labelled box. Ideally evidence of a structural abnormality is found; a... Read More
New study suggests that lactose intolerance could be a myth for many
The extent of lactose intolerance could be a myth and the symptoms most likely the result of an inflammatory response to the A1 protein found in conventional cows’ milk, according to new clinical research conducted in China, where the levels of lactose intolerance – the highest known in the world – make the population a... Read More