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May 26, 2021
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VIDEO: DDW chair recaps noteworthy abstracts from virtual meeting

VIDEO: DDW chair recaps noteworthy abstracts from virtual meeting

In an exclusive video with Healio Gastroenterology, Loren Laine, MD, FACG, chair of the Digestive Disease Week counsel, Yale School of Medicine, highlighted a few presentations from Digestive Disease Week.

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May 26, 2021
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Young IBD patients fail to develop neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2

Young IBD patients fail to develop neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2

Among young patients with inflammatory bowel disease, most whom were positive for SARs-CoV-2, had a non-neutralizing antibody, according to data presented at Digestive Disease Week.

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May 24, 2021
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Skyrizi induction therapy bests placebo in refractory Crohn’s

Crohn’s disease previously unresponsive to conventional and biologic therapies showed response to Skyrizi, achieving clinical remission in more than a third of patients regardless of dosing, according to a presentation at Digestive Diseases Week.

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May 24, 2021
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Processed food consumption increases risk for IBD development

Processed food consumption increases risk for IBD development

Increased consumption of processed foods correlated with the development of inflammatory bowel disease, according to a presentation at Digestive Disease Week.

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May 24, 2021
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VIDEO: Imaging plays role in detecting postoperative Crohn’s recurrence

VIDEO: Imaging plays role in detecting postoperative Crohn’s recurrence

In this video exclusive, Benjamin Click, MD, from Cleveland Clinic, discussed the accuracy of imaging for the detection of postoperative Crohn’s disease recurrence.

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May 23, 2021
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Racial, sex disparity exist in influenza vaccination rates in IBD

Racial, sex disparity exist in influenza vaccination rates in IBD

Influenza vaccination rates were lower among Black patients with inflammatory bowel disease vs. white patients with IBD, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week.

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May 23, 2021
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Alcohol use disorder links to higher mortality in IBD

Alcohol use disorder links to higher mortality in IBD

Alcohol use disorder correlated with a higher risk for in-hospital mortality among patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to a presentation at Digestive Disease Week.

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May 23, 2021
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Continued disparity exists among IBD diagnoses

Continued disparity exists among IBD diagnoses

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis disproportionately affected non-Hispanic white patients, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week.

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May 23, 2021
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VIDEO: Biologics in IBD patients may reduce osteoporosis, bone fractures

VIDEO: Biologics in IBD patients may reduce osteoporosis, bone fractures

In this video exclusive, Miguel Regueiro, MD, discussed a presentation from Digestive Disease Week on the impact of biologics on the prevalence of osteoporosis and bone fractures in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

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May 22, 2021
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Major depressive disorder links to increased burden among patients with IBD

Major depressive disorder links to increased burden among patients with IBD

Patients with major depressive disorder and inflammatory bowel disease had increased morbidity and discharge rates to non-home settings as well as increased heathcare burden, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week.

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