Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects the colon. It causes ulcers, or open sores, in the colon’s lining, leading to symptoms like diarrhea, bleeding,…
Join Elisa K. Boden, MD, Ryan Ungaro, MD, and patient advocate Nathan Marohn in this insightful social media event, “The Intersection of Histologic, Endoscopic, and Symptomatic Remission in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In most patients with Crohn’s disease, endoscopic findings have relatively little impact on clinical decision making, results of a study conducted in Italy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Some modulators of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) appear to be effective in relieving symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the results of a systematic review…
CHICAGO (Reuters Health) – A Canadian study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) shows that they are 42% more likely to acquire methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term treatment with infliximab has a good safety profile and significantly reduces hospitalization and surgery rates in patients with Crohn’s disease, according to…
John J. Huang, MD, Assistant Professor at the Yale Eye Center, discusses the etiologies causing uveitis. References and Resources Ephgrave K. Extra-intestinal manifestations of Crohn’s disease. Surg Clin…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elective repeat cesarean delivery at term but before 39 weeks is associated with higher rates of adverse outcomes, physicians in the US report…
John J. Huang, MD, Assistant Professor at the Yale Eye Center, talks about diagnosis and treatment of uveitis. References and Resources Ephgrave K. Extra-intestinal manifestations of Crohn’s disease.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of developing ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease is associated with iron levels in drinking water, according to a study in Norway.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An infusion of dexamethasone-loaded autologous erythrocytes appears to be an effective treatment for mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis that is refractory to mesalamine, new research…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Detection of JC virus, an important cause of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in immunosuppressed patients, is not a good predictor of PML risk…
