Excellent Review of H Pylori in Children Plus One on Healthy Aging

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Congratulations to my partner Ben Gold and coauthors on their recent publication –an excellent review of H pylori infection in children:

DL Mebuge, RJ Noel, BD Gold. Current Treatment Options in Pediatrics 2025; 11:13. doi.org/10/1007/s40746-025-00328-6. Open Access: Helicobacter pylori in Children: An Individualized Approach to a Worldwide Disease

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For those interested in healthy aging/healthspan, Eric Topol had a recent interview with Katie Couric (54 minutes): On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

1 thought on “Excellent Review of H Pylori in Children Plus One on Healthy Aging”

  1. Surprising to see a lack of comment by the blogger that so frequently discourages endoscopic assessments. Pediatric guidelines regarding H. pylori appears to often advise EGD. However, for many reasons EGD could be argued as unnecessary:

    1. Culture of biopsy for H. pylori is often unreliable with many false negatives even though the organism is demonstrated in histology.
    2. In the absence of prospective study demonstrating the cancer risk in untreated pediatric patients, the impact on adult cancers and carcinogen status, we should treat and no need for EGD.
    3. The reality of our litigious society is that we are left exposed.

    Maybe tough to be critical of our close colleagues.

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