Kenny Walter is an editor with HCPLive. Prior to joining MJH Life Sciences in 2019, he worked as a digital reporter covering nanotechnology, life sciences, material science and more with R&D Magazine. He graduated with a degree in journalism from Temple University in 2008 and began his career as a local reporter for a chain of weekly newspapers based on the Jersey shore. When not working, he enjoys going to the beach and enjoying the shore in the summer and watching North Carolina Tar Heel basketball in the winter.
Nexvax2 Does not Result in Gluten-Induced Symptom Reduction for Celiac Patients
March 20th 2023The mean change from baseline to the day of the first masked gluten challenge in total gastrointestinal scores for the non-homozygous Nexvax2 group was 2.86 compared to 2.63 for the non-homozygous placebo group.
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An Increase in Infliximab Biosimilar Dose Escalation Results in Improved IBD Health Outcomes
March 8th 2023There was a 0.9% increase in the first dispensation of infliximab, either the biosimilar or originator during the first year of follow-up, as well as a 16.2% increase in infliximab dose escalation, a 2.4% decrease in the dispensation of antibiotics, and a 2.6% decrease in the new use of prednisone.
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Cyclosporine Bests Infliximab in Long-Term Efficacy for Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis
March 3rd 2023The patients that did not undergo colectomy in the infliximab group were more often re-hospitalized because to the need for intravenous corticosteroids at the two-year follow-up compared to the cyclosporine group.
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Investigators Identify Several New Predictors for Hepatitis B Vaccine Response in IBD Patients
March 2nd 2023Individuals that did not respond had a lower percentage of naïve T cells compared to responders, while responders had a lower percentage of Th2 and CD4 central memory subsets before vaccination.
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