Adalimumab was an efficacious and safe treatment option for pediatric patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, according to findings published in Lancet Gastroenteroly and Hepatology. “Before the initiation of the...
Read MoreObesity was not associated with an increased risk for serious infection among patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with biologics, according to research published in Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology....
Read MoreIn this video exclusive, Tina Aswani Omprakash, a patient advocate with ulcerative colitis, discussed how telemedicine changed patient care. Omprakash, who launched her blog Own your Crohn’s, won the Patient Voice award in 2019,...
Read MoreApproximately 3.1 million Americans currently have inflammatory bowel diseases and as many as 70,000 new cases are diagnosed in the United States each year, according to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. While the pathogenesis...
Read MoreI remember being flummoxed as a first-year gastroenterology fellow when we had an elderly patient on service with abdominal pain and weight loss who ended up diagnosed with ileocolonic Crohn’s disease. Our “IBD antennae” are...
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Read MoreCONCLUSIONS: Although infliximab and vedolizumab have similar efficacy in clinical symptom improvement, infliximab had higher rates of one-year corticosteroid-free CR and ER in treatment of biologic-naïve UC. Full Text Link:...
Read MoreHepatitis B remains a significant global clinical problem, despite the implementation of safe and effective vaccination programs. The prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)...
Read MoreSince the initial coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China in December 2019, the infection has now become the biggest medical issue of modern medicine. Two major contributors that amplified the impact of the disease...
Read MorePerianal Crohn’s disease remains a challenging condition to treat and can have a substantial negative impact on quality of life. It often requires combined surgical and medical interventions. Anti-tumor necrosis factor...
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