Here’s what you should know.
1. Journal editors made the decision to publish the “important yet negative studies,” co-editors Brain E. Lacy, MD, and Brennan M. R. Spiegel, MD said.
2. The editors asked for manuscripts earlier in the year about what medicines didn’t work, what diets missed the mark, what risk factors were irrelevant and “anything else that may be terrifically non-contributory in gastroenterology and liver diseases.”
3. The journal received more than 100 submissions and selected 25 for publication. This month’s issue will be free to read throughout November.
4. The editors thought it was important to publicize the negative research because the findings can often impact a clinical practice.
5. Some key findings from The Negative Issue are:
- There is no increased risks of adverse birth outcomes in the children of men exposed to anti-TNF medications within three months before conception compared with the children of men not exposed
- Supplemental videos on clear liquid diets do not improve bowel preparation quality
- Use of NSAIDs is not associated with a reduced risk of Barrett’s esophagus
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