Cardiovascular Comorbidities and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Causes and Consequences

Abstract: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) such as myocardial infarction and stroke. CVD in patients with IBD […]

Management Considerations for the Older Adult With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Abstract: As the prevalence of older adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is rising, understanding the unique challenges in both diagnosis and management is becoming increasingly […]

Letter From the Editor: Managing Older Patients Who Have Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was often considered a disease of the young in the past. However, with a recent epidemiologic shift, older adults now comprise the […]

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

G&H What are the prevalence and incidence rates of inflammatory bowel disease by race and ethnicity, and how have they changed? MB The prevalence and incidence […]

The Arrival of Intestinal Ultrasound for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care in the United States

Abstract: Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) is a noninvasive and highly reliable point-of-care tool to evaluate inflammation of the bowel. It offers comparable accuracy to endoscopy and magnetic […]

Combining Mechanisms of Action to Treat Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

G&H What is the rationale for combining mechanisms of action to treat patients with inflammatory bowel disease? SD A therapeutic ceiling has been achieved in that […]

Novel Therapies for Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Abstract: The implementation of biologic therapy has improved the treatment and clinical course of patients with inflammatory bowel disease since the initial approval of infliximab for […]

Letter From the Editor: Emerging Treatments for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Which therapies look promising as future therapeutic options for the treatment of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)? A review article in this month’s issue of […]

COVID-19 Vaccination Among Individuals With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Perception, Efficacy, and Safety

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has been the most significant global health crisis of the past century. The development of safe and effective vaccines […]

Sphingosine-1 Phosphate Receptor Modulators: The Next Wave of Oral Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Abstract: The armamentarium of medical therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has expanded significantly during the past decade. A major change has been the introduction of […]

Letter From the Editor: Treatment for Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

There has been a significant expansion in the options for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment over the past decade. A number of articles in this month’s […]

Effectiveness and Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Abstract: Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 are important for protection from COVID-19; however, patients with immune-mediated conditions and patients taking immunosuppressive medications, including patients with inflammatory bowel disease […]

Optimizing Nutrition to Enhance the Treatment of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Abstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) consists of chronic, relapsing-remitting autoimmune diseases of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract with an increasing global disease burden. Pathogenetic mechanisms are not […]

The Possible Effects of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Medications on Sperm Quality

G&H How is infertility defined in men, and what are possible causes of reduced fertility, particularly in men with inflammatory bowel disease? AG The World Health […]

Overview of Total Parenteral Nutrition in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

G&H How often does malnutrition occur in the setting of inflammatory bowel disease? HB Malnutrition is very prevalent among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It […]

Endoscopic Management of Complex Lesions in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Abstract: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a higher risk of developing colitis-associated dysplastic lesions. Surveillance colonoscopy with endoscopic imaging techniques such as chromoendoscopy has […]

Highlights From the 2020 Virtual Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Conference

A Review of Selected Presentations From the 2020 Virtual AIBD Conference • December 9-12, 2020 Positioning Biologics and Small Molecules in the Management of Moderate […]

Overlap Between Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

G&H What features do irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease have in common? AF It is important to note that bowel symptoms are not […]

Highlights From the 2019 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Conference

A Review of Selected Presentations From the 2019 AIBD Conference • December 12-14, 2019 • Orlando, Florida A Practical Approach to Anti-Interleukins in IBD 2020 […]

Highlights in IBD From the American College of Gastroenterology 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting and United European Gastroenterology Week 2019

A Review of Selected Presentations From the ACG 2019 Meeting • October 25-30, 2019 • San Antonio, Texas and UEG Week 2019 • October 19-23, 2019 […]