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Effect of Helicobacter pylori Eradication Therapy on the Incidence of Noncardia Gastric Adenocarcinoma in a Large Diverse Population in the United States
High-quality data regarding the effect of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication on the risk of noncardia gastric adenocarcinoma (NCGA) remain limited in the United States (U.S). We investigated the incidence of NCGA after H. pylori eradication th… Continue reading
Lynch syndrome: a single hereditary cancer syndrome or multiple syndromes defined by different mismatch repair genes?
WHICH IS IMPORTANT? GLUTEN FREE DIET OR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE MEDICATIONS IN SUBJECTS WITH AN OVERLAP WITH CELIAC DISEASE AND INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE: OBSERVATIONS FROM A CASE SERIES AT A LARGE ACADEMIC CENTER
Celiac disease (CeD) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are autoimmune diseases of the bowel with similar clinical symptoms. This study aims to characterize the clinical course of both diseases in subjects with overlap of CeD and IBD (CeD+IBD) on a g… Continue reading
QUANTITATIVE AND EXPLAINABLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-POWERED APPROACHES TO PREDICT ULCERATIVE COLITIS DISEASE ACTIVITY FROM HEMATOXYLIN AND EOSIN (H&E)-STAINED WHOLE SLIDE IMAGES (WSI)
Microscopic inflammation has been shown to be an important indicator of disease activity in ulcerative colitis (UC). However, manual histologic scoring is semi-quantitative and subject to interobserver variation, and AI-based solutions often lack inter… Continue reading
MOOD DISORDERS AND OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES: A 2016-2019 NATIONWIDE ANALYSIS
Several risk factors have been associated with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including genetic, environmental, gut microbiota and immune dysregulation. Psychiatric disorders have been linked to IBD. However, the question of whether psychiatric con… Continue reading
THE IMPACT OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES ON THE OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS ADMITTED WITH ACUTE VIRAL HEPATITIS: A 2016-2019 NATIONWIDE ANALYSIS
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are thought to be caused by a dysregulated immune response in the digestive tract, amongst other factors (environmental, genetic predisposition, microbiota). Data on acute viral hepatitis (AVH) infection outcomes in pa… Continue reading
PERSISTENCE WHILE ON LABELED MAINTENANCE DOSE AMONG BIO-EXPERIENCED PATIENTS WITH CROHN’S DISEASE INITIATED ON USTEKINUMAB COMPARED TO ADALIMUMAB
In Crohn’s disease (CD), dose escalation on biologic therapy may be required to maintain effectiveness, while adverse events or non-response, among other factors, may lead to lack of persistence. Understanding persistence while on labeled maintenance d… Continue reading
A NURSE LED INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE USING A TELEPHONE TRIAGE ALGORITHM
Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic inflammatory condition for which patients may require care on a more urgent basis. Response times can be delayed when clinics are inundated with calls or when providers are not available for immediate patient car… Continue reading
SOCIALLY VULNERABLE PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE ARE AT INCREASED RISK FOR VACCINE PREVENTABLE ILLNESS
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects patients across diverse ethnic, minority, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; however, the relationship between these social determinants of health (SDOH) and IBD outcomes is not well-studied. SDOH have a k… Continue reading