27th UEG Week: Anti-TNF-α Therapy as a Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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27th UEG Week: Anti-TNF-α Therapy as a Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  The 27th United European Gastroenterology Week took place in Barcelona, Spain in October, at which some of the leading experts in gastroenterology spoke about their field. One of the…

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Study: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Makes Young People Five Times More Likely to Develop Infections
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Study: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Makes Young People Five Times More Likely to Develop Infections

  A new study has found that young people who have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are five times more likely to develop an infection than the general population. They also…

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A Team of Scientists are Working on a Researching Treatments for Ulcerative Colitis
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A Team of Scientists are Working on a Researching Treatments for Ulcerative Colitis

According to a story from Medical Xpress, an international team of scientist from 34 different countries are putting their heads together to identify the most effective treatments for ulcerative colitis,…

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Dayton, OH Crohn’s and Colitis Live Patient Program

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Speakers: Emily Ankrom, PA-C, Digestive Specialists Dan, living with moderate CD Learn More About a Treatment Option for Adults with Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease Register to…

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Step Therapy Supposedly Minimizes Risk, but for Brittany it Caused Severe Complications

  The Providence Journal recently published an article by Brittany Ricci, a student at Brown University’s Alpert Medical School, detailing her year-long struggle to receive the treatment her doctor had prescribed…

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Bellevue, WA Crohn’s and Colitis Live Patient Program

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Speakers: Laura Larson, PA-C, Western Washington Medical Group Michelle, living with moderate CD Learn More About a Treatment Option for Adults with Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease…

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Manhattan, NY Crohn’s and Colitis Live Patient Program

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Speakers: Michele Kissous-Hunt, PA, Fifth Avenue GI Michelle, living with moderate CD Learn More About a Treatment Option for Adults with Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease Register…

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The Drug Stelara Gains Approval for Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis in the EU
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The Drug Stelara Gains Approval for Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis in the EU

According to a story from BioSpace, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies recently announced that the European Commission (EC) has expanded the approved indication of the company's drug ustekinumab (marketed as Stelara). This…

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Abivax Begins Enrollment in Phase 2b Study of Experimental Ulcerative Colitis Treatment
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Abivax Begins Enrollment in Phase 2b Study of Experimental Ulcerative Colitis Treatment

According to a press release from French biotechnology company Abivax, the Company has successfully begun recruitment for its phase 2b clinical study of ABX464, its experimental once-a-day ulcerative colitis medication.…

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Proof of Concept Study of Investigative Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Drug Begins
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Proof of Concept Study of Investigative Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Drug Begins

According to a press release from the German-American biotechnology company Immunic Therapeutics, the Company recently began a proof-of-concept trial for its investigational primary sclerosing cholangitis treatment, IMU-838. About Primary Sclerosing…

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If You Have IBD, You Have Access to Employee Bathrooms. If You’re an Employee, You Should Know That.
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If You Have IBD, You Have Access to Employee Bathrooms. If You’re an Employee, You Should Know That.

In a story reported in the Boston Globe, Stephen Marcus, as a person with Crohn’s disease, knows the laws surrounding bathroom policies from public franchises. He worked as a lawyer…

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As the Rate of Ulcerative Colitis Diagnoses Grows, its Clear More Research is Needed

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is actually a term used to classify a few different conditions. Two of these are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.  These are rare…

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Researchers Find Success in Precision Cutting as a Exciting New Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

As reported in EurekAlert, an exciting new treatment method has entered the conversation to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Researchers have successfuly used mice population to show that precision cutting…

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Biosimilar Drug for Ankylosing Spondylitis gets Approved by the FDA
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Biosimilar Drug for Ankylosing Spondylitis gets Approved by the FDA

According to a story from Ankylosing Spondylitis News, the drug Hadlima, which is a biosimilar to the drug Humira (adalimumab), was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration…

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