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Vitamin C for sepsis? Experts take sides in sharp debate
SAN DIEGO – Controversy about using vitamin C to treat sepsis has continued since unexpected results in a 2017 study...
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Which biologic is best in Crohn’s? Jury’s still out
LAS VEGAS – Lead author of 2018 treatment guidelines offers perspective on treatment options.
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What’s the price of rude behavior in the hospital?
SAN DIEGO – Simulations suggest it might not stop colleagues from challenging diagnostic errors.
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Umbilical cord allograft may boost diabetic foot ulcer healing
Persistent wounds treated with dehydrated human umbilical cord allograft had higher rates of complete healing at 12 weeks, compared with wounds...
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Consider therapeutic drug monitoring in stubborn IBD cases
Gastroenterologist Edward V. Loftus Jr., MD, advises colleagues on strategies when drugs don’t do the job.
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Antidepressants may be best add-on to antipsychotics in schizophrenia
“The possibility that adjunctive use of gabapentin is associated with increased risk of death raises a serious concern.”
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Death data spur black-box warning for gout drug Uloric
FDA acts after postmarket trial shows higher all-cause and heart-related death when compared against allopurinol.
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Experts: Consider enteral therapy in CD, with caveats
LAS VEGAS – Speakers say it might reverse Crohn’s disease – if patients can put up with it.
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Cochrane/IBD review roundup: Limited evidence keeps verdicts at bay
LAS VEGAS – More studies are needed in areas like enteral therapy, fecal transplantation, and cannabis, researcher told colleagues.
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Disruptive behavior on the job linked to depression, burnout
A work culture in which disruptive behavior is tolerated can have consequences.
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Delays of 1-2+ years in IBD diagnosis are common, patients say
LAS VEGAS – It takes longer for patients with Crohn’s disease to get correctly diagnosed than those with ulcerative...
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Racial disparities uncovered in IBD-related myelosuppressive hospitalizations
LAS VEGAS – Blacks and Hispanics were more likely to need urgent hospital care, possibly because of poor thiopurine management.
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Survey: Reproductive counseling is often MIA in IBD
LAS VEGAS – About a third of patients reported receiving guidance from a doctor, and some considered childlessness...
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Survey: Reproductive counseling is often MIA in IBD
LAS VEGAS – About a third of patients reported receiving guidance from a doctor, and some considered childlessness...
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Herpes zoster could pose special threat to younger IBD patients
LAS VEGAS – Immunosuppressant and biologic therapies may boost risk years before patients receive the shingles...