New Oral Drug Approved for Ulcerative Colitis in Adults S1P receptor modulator etrasimod indicated for moderately to severely active disease Oct 13, 2023
Atopic Dermatitis Linked to Increased IBD Risk in Adults and Kids Risk increased with severity of atopic dermatitis across both groups, cohort study shows Aug 30, 2023
U.S. Unveils First 10 Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations Treatments for heart failure, Crohn's disease, and diabetes make the list Aug 29, 2023
Doctors, Patients Try to Shame Insurers to Reverse Prior Auth Denials Many have taken to social media to get tests, drugs, and treatments approved Aug 27, 2023
TNF Blockers for IBD Tied to Risk for Immune-Mediated Diseases "Paradoxical" finding puzzles researchers Jul 22, 2023
Mirikizumab Benefit in UC Extends Into Maintenance Phase Twice as many responders achieved clinical remission at week 40 versus placebo Jun 28, 2023
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked With Increased Stroke Risk Swedish study is largest, with longest follow-up to date Jun 14, 2023
A Close Look at the Data Backing Upadacitinib's Approval in Crohn's Compared with placebo, the JAK inhibitor improved clinical remission and endoscopic response May 25, 2023
First JAK Inhibitor Approved for Crohn's Disease Upadacitinib lands indication for moderately to severely active disease in adults May 18, 2023
Vedolizumab Proves Its Worth in Treating Chronic Pouchitis Biologic effective for common complication of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in ulcerative colitis Mar 29, 2023
IL-6 Inhibitor for UC Shows Some Promise in Mid-Stage Trial Though next steps for olamkicept in ulcerative colitis a bit unclear Mar 07, 2023
IBD Interferes With Sleep Quality Intestinal as well as brain-related problems found in study that used wrist actigraphy devices Jan 23, 2023
IBD and Rheumatic Diseases Overlap Specialists in both fields need to communicate and coordinate, says researcher Jan 23, 2023
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Promising for Crohn's Fistulas Literature review highlights benefits, although access is an issue, expert says Jan 22, 2023
Patients With Celiac and Overlap IBD Skip Out on Gluten-Free Diets Study finds no appetite for long-term adherence; lack of targeted education Jan 22, 2023
Wearable Tech Shows Promise for Predicting IBD Flares App measured heart rate variability metrics in patients with Crohn's, ulcerative colitis Jan 21, 2023
Contrary to Guidelines, 5-ASA Often Prescribed in Pediatric Crohn's Disease Use at diagnosis associated with delays in starting biologics Jan 20, 2023
IBD Risk Higher After Antibiotics Dose-response relationship found, especially for older individuals Jan 09, 2023
It's a TNF Inhibitor! It's a Steroid! It's Two (Potential) RA Drugs in One! Hints in mid-stage trial that novel conjugate will surpass adalimumab in efficacy Dec 14, 2022
Small Study Shows Most Crohn's Patients With Anal Cancer Survived 15 of 24 were alive and cancer free at 5.5 years of follow-up Dec 09, 2022
Antibiotic Exposure Before Age 2 Tied to Increased Risk of Pediatric IBD Even exposure during the last trimester of pregnancy increases this risk, researchers say Dec 08, 2022
Do Kidney Transplant Medications Supplant IBD Drugs? Study shows many patients no longer need drugs to help keep gut disease in check Dec 08, 2022
Joint Pain Linked to Worse Quality of Life in Ulcerative Colitis Patients Pain tied to increased risks of depression, anxiety, fatigue, and social impairment Dec 08, 2022
COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Appears Safe for IBD Patients Third shot reactions mirror earlier primary doses, study showed Dec 07, 2022
Infliximab Maintenance Home Infusion Appears Safe Few serious adverse events occurred in patient-friendly settings Dec 07, 2022
Xeljanz Cancer Risks Detailed New paper provides full results from ORAL Surveillance trial Dec 07, 2022
Upadacitinib Induction Provided Fast Symptom Relief in Ulcerative Colitis Post-hoc analysis showed symptom relief as early as day 1 with the JAK inhibitor Dec 02, 2022
Nearly 1 in 7 Adults Experience Bloating on Any Given Week Some individuals report feeling uncomfortable discussing it with their doctors Nov 17, 2022
Pandemic's Impact on Liver Disease in the Spotlight at Liver Meeting A roundup of news from the AASLD annual meeting Nov 04, 2022
Continuing Ozanimod Prevented More Relapses in Ulcerative Colitis Disease control also maintained with temporary withdrawal, at least initially Oct 28, 2022
Upadacitinib Maintenance Triples Clinical Remissions in Crohn's Disease U-ENDURE trial also hit co-primary endpoint for endoscopic response Oct 27, 2022
Two More IBD Drugs Cleared for Safety During Pregnancy Ustekinumab, vedolizumab not linked to greater risk of complications Oct 26, 2022
Guselkumab-Golimumab Combo Shows Promise for Ulcerative Colitis More clinical remissions, endoscopic improvements, early trial finds Oct 26, 2022
Higher Upadacitinib Dose May Be Better for UC Maintenance Post-hoc analysis suggested less severe disease and longer remission over 1 year Oct 24, 2022
Do Crohn's Patients Do Better With Early Surgery? Danish study finds fewer reoperations, though higher risk for hospitalization Oct 20, 2022
Eating More Unprocessed Foods Tied to Lower Risk of Crohn's Disease No association seen for ulcerative colitis, however Oct 14, 2022
Some Environmental Pollutants Linked to IBS PM2.5, airborne toxic releases associated with zip code-level IBS incidence in California Oct 04, 2022