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Hospitalized patients were more likely to have impairments in attention, executive functioning, and category fluency compared to those in the outpatient group.

Investigators suggested the prevention of exposure during pregnancy could help control atopic dermatitis and other potential allergies in pediatric populations.

In all visits, data show 23.8% were virtual, 8.2% were in-person at home, and 68.0% were in-person and onsite.

Data show nonfatal MI did not meet the threshold for surrogacy for all-cause mortality or CV mortality.

In his lecture, The End of the Beginning: Megatrends in Gastroenterology, William Chey, MD, emphasizes the importance of a multidisciplinary integrated care approach to treating IBS.

An absence of urgency was associated with greater reductions in levels of inflammatory biomarkers C-reactive protein and fecal calprotectin in a cohort of patients treated with mirikizumab.

Approximately 88% of patients treated with SER-109 achieved a sustained clinical response at 8 weeks.

A new study presented at ACG 2021 shows microbiome therapeutic CP101 effective in preventing recurrent CDI by increasing intestinal microbiome diversity.

PROSE allows patients to report their symptoms of dysphagia in real-time.

Investigators found fistulizing Crohn’s disease increases the healthcare burden and lengthens the duration of hospital stays in patients with acute kidney injuries.

The instrument’s score was compared favorably to the Dermatology Life Quality Index and Vitiligo Impact Patient score.

Volume of waiting list registrations and DDLTs for alcoholic hepatitis exceeded expected trends by a mean of 59.5% in waiting list registrations and 62.0% in DDLTs

Investigators noted that despite these self-reported allergic reactions, they were not an impediment for the completion of the 2-dose vaccination series.

An increase in benzodiazepine prescriptions in women patients was also reported, which suggested a substantial mental health impact of COVID-19-associated mitigation measures.

Biologic therapies show promising results of clinical remission in patients with Crohn's disease.

It can be challenging to find a suitable donor for fecal microbiota transplantation.

Dr. Aljaras talks about the importance of focusing on diet when examining irritable bowel syndrome.

RBX2660 is a a standardized, stabilized, investigational microbiota-based live therapeutic being studied for the treatment of C difficile infections.

Patients with Crohn's disease often also suffer from kidney dysfunction.

Investigators reported that a higher proportion of participants in the abatacept group relapsed between weeks 12 and 40 compared to participants in the ustekinumab group.

This patient group had higher odds of death and longer lengths of hospital stays.

Patients in both the ADVANCE and MOTIVATE studies achieved enhanced clinical response and endoscopic response.

To date, dupilumab is the only medicine to show clinically meaningful phase 3 results in this patient population, with regulatory fillings planned for 2022.

Data show women with AMI exhibited a more adverse cardiac risk factor profile and were more socially vulnerable than men in the US compared to Canada.

Triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension has been approved for administration via the suprachoroidal pathway—located in the back of the eye.

Hypertension rates were low in both ulcerative colitis and multiple sclerosis patients treated with ozanimod, regardless of concurrent SNRI/SSRI use.

Data show In youth with obesity, but not healthy weight, visceral fat was positively associated with PWV and was predictive of PWV beyond BMI and waist circumference.