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Meeting News
June 7, 2018
WASHINGTON — A novel measure of health-related quality of life demonstrated responsiveness to changes in disease activity in patients with…
Meeting News
June 2, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Results of a single-center analysis showed that daily aspirin use did not impact clinical outcomes in patients with…
Meeting News
June 2, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases have higher hospitalization rates for the herpes zoster virus, according to…
Meeting News
June 2, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Children exposed to anti-TNF alpha in utero do not have a higher risk for developing tuberculosis following a Bacillus…
Meeting News
June 2, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Individuals with low levels of vitamin D were not more likely to develop Crohn’s disease, but Crohn’s patients…
Meeting News
June 2, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oral iron supplementation during infancy and diphtheria and polio vaccination appeared to reduce the risk for developing…
FDA News
May 30, 2018
The FDA has expanded the approval of Xeljanz to include use by adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. Xeljanz (tofacitinib…
Meeting News
May 29, 2018
Patients can be treated for longer periods of time and receive more therapy and still undergo successful ileal pouch anal anastomosis, according to…
In the Journals
May 21, 2018
Danish patients with inflammatory bowel disease carried a 22% higher risk for developing Parkinson’s disease, according to new research…
By the Numbers
May 18, 2018
Tomorrow is World IBD Day. Taking place on May 19 each year, this global initiative aims to unite patients, providers and governments to take action…