Inflammatory Bowel Disease

SAN DIEGO — Older patients with inflammatory bowel disease who were treated with biologics exhibited a lower incidence of dementia compared with those never treated with biologics, according to data presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

SAN DIEGO — Though patients with inflammatory bowel disease have impaired humoral response after SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations, cellular responses were maintained and comparable to those of health care workers, according to study results.

SAN DIEGO — In this video exclusive, Remo Panaccione, MD, of the University of Calgary, discussed a study assessing the safety and efficacy of Tremfya in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease.

SAN DIEGO — A novel tool for educating patients with inflammatory bowel disease on biologic therapies failed to improve upon standard education with regard to shared decision-making, according to data presented at Digestive Diseases Week.

SAN DIEGO — Black patients with inflammatory bowel disease were more likely to use older therapies and face continued barriers to effective care, according to survey results presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

This month’s cover story is a roundtable discussing the coordination of care for patients with both ankylosing spondylitis and inflammatory bowel disease, and features commentary from gastroenterologists and rheumatologists, including Miguel Regueiro, MD; Brett Smith, DO; Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MD, MPH, MBBS; Nicole Cotter, MD; Sharon Dudley-Brown, PhD, FNP-BC; and Seyedehsan Navabi, MD. It is a terrific read and reminded me of one of the many reasons that rheumatology is such a terrific specialty — namely, that we have virtually no boundaries.

Sometimes, the best way to care for a patient is to know one’s own limitations.

SAN DIEGO — Subcutaneous infliximab maintained remission among patients with inflammatory bowel disease who switched from IV dosing, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week.

SAN DIEGO — Dog ownership and close interactions with these pets in early childhood could help prevent later development of Crohn’s disease, according to data presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

The use of antibiotics, particularly those targeting gastrointestinal pathogens, was associated with an increased risk for older-onset inflammatory bowel disease, according to a researcher at the Digestive Disease Week 2022 media briefing.