Diana Swift

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Diana Swift

Contributing Writer, MedPage Today

Diana Swift is a freelance medical journalist based in Toronto. She has been a medical writer, editor and consumer health editor since 1988.

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A computer rendering of a nonalcoholic liver disease.

NAFLD Gets a New Name. Will This One Stick?

New name ditches "nonalcoholic" and "fatty," clarifies etiology

Andrew Chan on Proton Pump Inhibitors and Increased Risk of Dementia

Study finds no association between long-term use and cognitive decline in seniors

Fahim Ebrahimi on Increased Infection Risk With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

A major public health effort in infection prevention is needed to reduce NAFLD morbidity

Illustration of a broken bone inside a red hexagon with a red slash over the bone over osteoporosis

Osteoporotic Fragility Fractures

Breaking a hip can be as lethal as a heart attack

Illustration of a broken bone inside a red hexagon with a red slash over the bone over osteoporosis

For Your Patients: Osteoporosis and Fractures

Avoiding disabling broken bones in the spine and hip is paramount

Dan Li on Reducing Gastric Cancer Incidence by Treating H. Pylori

At-risk U.S. groups should be screened and treated

David Assis on New Developments in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Better diagnostics, prognostics, and therapeutics on the horizon

Illustration of a stethoscope with an electrocardiogram in a circle over osteoporosis

The Latest on Osteoporosis Treatment and Diagnosis

Medications reduce fracture risk

Illustration of a stethoscope with an electrocardiogram in a circle over osteoporosis

For Your Patients: What to Know About Osteoporosis Diagnosis and Treatment

Screening for this bone disease is essential; therapy is effective

Justo Bermejo on the Gallstone-Kidney Cancer Connection

Gallstones and cholecystectomy boost renal cancer risk

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