Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Stelara may be an effective therapeutic treatment in perianal refractory Crohn’s disease, according to results from the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Columbia University, New York University and Takeda are working together to advance research programs within gastroenterology and hepatology, according to a press release.

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust awarded nearly $4.7 million to fund three studies designed to explore dietary interventions for Crohn’s disease, according to a press release.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who reduced the frequency of Entyvio dosing showed high persistence and low rates of relapse, according to study results.

The accompanying article in this month’s issue on food insecurity in our gastroenterology patients in many ways is eye-opening and discomfort-producing.

Limited or uncertain access to nutritionally adequate food is prevalent in about 11.1% of the population in the United States, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

During the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting, I had the honor of hosting the third Healio Disruptive Innovators Awards. Though this event looked different this year – as do so many of our traditions – we enjoyed naming our 2020 Healio Disruptive Innovators.

A recent study showed that magnetic sphincter augmentation was safe and resulted in long-term symptom improvement among patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. It was the top story in gastroenterology last week.

In this exclusive video, Jordan Axelrad, MD, MPH, from NYU Langone Health discusses his study from the American College of Gastroenterology Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting on the impact of baseline endoscopic and histologic activity on inflammatory bowel disease-related hospitalization.

Patients who have experienced gastrointestinal symptoms before the onset of depression were at increased risk for an eventual diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease, according to research published in Gut.