David A. Johnson, MD

News

These Two Simple Interventions May Cut Colorectal Cancer Recurrence Risk

Author:: David A. Johnson, MD

Publish date: August 6, 2025

Basic changes are affordable and actionable to minimize patient risk for colorectal cancer, new data show.

News

Early Warning Signs: Catching Gastric Cancer in Time

Author:: David A. Johnson, MD

Publish date: April 22, 2025

Emerging data highlight premalignant complications outlined in a recent clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of gastric conditions.

Opinion

8 New GI Studies With Practice-Shifting Implications

Author:: David A. Johnson, MD

Publish date: November 18, 2024

Some of the take-home messages are actionable now, whereas for others, we’ll have to wait and see what the final data show.

Opinion

Promising New Data for Drugs Both Novel and Established in Several Common GI Conditions

Author:: David A. Johnson, MD

Publish date: November 18, 2024

Dr. David Johnson examines the top studies presented at ACG 2024.

Opinion

H pylori: ACG Guideline Advises New Approaches to Treatment

Author:: David A. Johnson, MD

Publish date: October 24, 2024

There are still substantial evidence gaps, particularly around the use of a PCAB-based regimen and its relative advantages over a standard or high-...

Opinion

Which GI Side Effects Should GLP-1 Prescribers Worry About?

Author:: David A. Johnson, MD

Publish date: July 18, 2024

Given the various favorable hepatic effects of GLP-1 RAs, it is likely that the composite benefit on MASLD is multifactorial.

Opinion

How to Better Diagnose and Manage Rumination Syndrome

Author:: David A. Johnson, MD

Publish date: June 17, 2024

Recent reports noted that female gender, anxiety, and depression were independent risk factors associated with rumination syndrome.

Opinion

CRC: Troubling Mortality Rates for a Preventable Cancer

Author:: David A. Johnson, MD

Publish date: February 22, 2024

The rates of 6 of the top 10 cancers have been increasing over the past several years.

News

Tips and Techniques to Boost Colonoscopy Quality

Author:: David A. Johnson, MD

Publish date: January 18, 2024

David A. Johnson, MD, shares tips and tricks learned in his practice to improve the quality of colonoscopies.

Opinion

GI symptoms during menopause deserve attention

Author:: David A. Johnson, MD

Publish date: October 30, 2023

We must do a better job about individualizing care. Rather than treating patients as disease states, we must start to do specific patient-focused c...

Opinion

Take a closer look at sleep’s role in GERD

Author:: David A. Johnson, MD

Publish date: October 11, 2023

If GERD is acting as a trigger to sleep disruption, you need to ask your patients with this condition about next-day function.

Article

Reducing Risk for Clostridioides difficile Recurrence

Author:: David A. Johnson, MD

Publish date: July 25, 2023

Antibiotics are standard for treating C difficile infection, but they increase the risk for disease recurrence. In this ReCAP, Dr David Johnson dis...

Opinion

New colorectal cancer data reveal troubling trends

Author:: David A. Johnson, MD

Publish date: April 11, 2023

It has become increasingly apparent that the age profile and associated risks for this cancer are rapidly changing.

Opinion

Debating the clinical trial upending colonoscopy practices

Author:: David A. Johnson, MD

Publish date: December 20, 2022

“But I feel like this study reinforces my feeling that we ought to be presenting these [options], and not saying one is superior or inferior to the...