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Is Accelerated Infliximab Induction Beneficial for Severe Ulcerative Colitis?
While short-interval administration of infliximab was equally efficacious as standard administration for severe ulcerative colitis, a multicenter retrospective study has shown that a higher dose upon initiation reduced the risk of colectomy.
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Discovering the Role of C1orf106 in Patients with IBD
C1orf106 is a known susceptibility gene for inflammatory bowel disease, and now Massachusetts General researchers have identified its role: it "fine tunes" the integrity of the intestinal epithelial barrier.
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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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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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Frailty Is a Risk Factor for Immunosuppression-related Infection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Independent of age and comorbidities, pretreatment frailty doubled the risk of infection in the first year after immunosuppressive therapy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
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Healthy Lifestyle Tied to Lower Risk of All-cause Mortality in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
In this study, adherence to five key lifestyle factors is associated with lower mortality in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Bowel Disease contributors
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Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director for Cancer Epidemiology, Mass General Cancer Center, Chief, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine
Recent Article
MGH Research Scholars Respond to COVID-19
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Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MBBS, MPH
Director, Crohn’s and Colitis Center
Recent Article
Frailty Is a Risk Factor for Immunosuppression-related Infection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Hamed Khalili, MD, MPH
Gastroenterologist
Recent Article
Greater Fruit and Vegetable Intake Linked to Lower Risk of Diverticulosis
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Wenjie Ma, MBBS, ScD
Research Fellow
Recent Article
Anti-inflammatory Diet May Prevent, Treat Diverticulitis
Digestive Healthcare at Mass General
The Massachusetts General Hospital Digestive Healthcare Center is a collaborative practice of gastroenterologists, endoscopists, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, hepatologists, oncologists and radiation oncologists dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of digestive diseases.
