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September 11th 2024
The decision is based on rates of clinical and endoscopic remission with guselkumab in the ongoing phase 2b/3 QUASAR study.
Long-Term Pneumonia Vaccine Efficacy in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Blood analysis in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases such as psoriatic arthritis indicates that biologic medications do not reduce the efficacy of anti-pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, and that patients with such conditions may not need to be vaccinated more frequently than others.
Looking at the Microbiota to Improve Intestinal Transplantation Results
January 18th 2016Intestinal transplantation can be the last resort for patients suffering from intestinal failure or other difficult conditions. Finding ways to make the procedure more effective can help more patients return to a higher quality of life.
Colonoscopy Patients Often Don't Recall Details or Results of Procedure
Colonoscopy patients often don’t accurately recall pertinent details of their exam over time, according to study results presented at the 2015 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons in October.
Q&A with Marla Dubinsky: Prevention & Management in Pediatric IBD
Marla Dubinsky, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital, discussed at the 2015 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Annual meeting the various levels involved with the relationship between prevention and management in pediatric IBD.
New Treatment Available for IBS-D in Adults
Global pharmaceutical company Allergan announced today the availability by prescription of Viberzi (eluxadoline), their first-in-class treatment for adult patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D).
Q&A with Peter Higgins: Why Dialogue about Nutrition is Key for IBD Patients
Peter Higgins, MD, PhD, University of Michigan Health System, talked about how patients these days are often answering their own nutritional questions on the "Wild Wild West" of the Internet, so it's up to the experts to provide thorough answers to assuage their concerns.
Q&A with Peter Higgins: How to Implement a Nutrition Program for IBD Patients
At the 2015 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (AIBD) meeting in Orlando, Florida, Peter Higgins, MD, PhD, the University of Michigan Health System shared his insight about the importance and value of careful nutritional guidance for IBD patients.