Posts by Hamed Khalili, MD, MPH
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Frailty Assessment May Be Useful for Risk Stratification of Older Adults With IBD
Bharati Kochar, MD, MS, and colleagues have demonstrated that among older adults with new-onset inflammatory bowel disease, a higher risk of frailty is associated with a three-fold higher risk of all-cause mortality and two-fold higher risk of all-cause hospitalization, even after accounting for comorbidities.
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Collagenous Colitis Associated with Increased Incidence, Severity of COVID-19
Hamed Khalili, MD, MPH, and colleagues have linked collagenous colitis to increased risk of severe COVID-19—and found that the association may be related in part to genetic factors.
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Greater Fruit and Vegetable Intake Linked to Lower Risk of Diverticulosis
Data from a Mass General registry support a significant association between fruit and vegetable consumption and subsequent risk of diverticulosis.
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Patients with Microscopic Colitis Are at Increased Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Based on histologic data and more than 20 years of follow-up, a nationwide registry study has demonstrated that patients with microscopic colitis are substantially more likely than those without to develop inflammatory bowel disease.
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Obesity and Weight Gain Since Early Adulthood Are Associated with a Lower Risk of Microscopic Colitis
Microscopic colitis differs strikingly from many other immune- and metabolic-related disorders, including other forms of inflammatory bowel disease, in that its incidence is inversely associated with obesity and weight gain since early adulthood.
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Research Highlights Intestinal Dysbiosis as Defining Feature of Microscopic Colitis
Intestinal dysbiosis appears to be the defining feature of the gut microbiome in microscopic colitis.
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Obesity Tied to Risk of Diverticulosis
By analyzing a cohort of adults who underwent colonoscopy, gastroenterologists at Massachusetts General Hospital have determined that overweight and obesity substantially increase the risk of diverticulosis.
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Hormone Replacement Therapy, Oral Contraceptives May Increase Risk of Microscopic Colitis
There's a new reason for women to minimize the use of menopausal hormone replacement therapy: Massachusetts General Hospital gastroenterologists have demonstrated an association between exogenous estrogen and the risk of microscopic colitis.
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