Higher Use of Any Rx Medications Seen Years Before IBD Diagnosis
Findings strongest for Crohn disease with ties to multisystem organ involvement
Emergency Department Use Up for Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis
Recent increases seen for visits among younger people and those with higher disease severity
Age-Adjusted Cancer Mortality Rates Decreased From 2000 to 2020
However, racial and ethnic disparities persisted for various cancers, including prostate, male lung and bronchus, and female colorectal cancer
Inflammation, Poverty Have Synergistic Effect on Mortality
Individuals with elevated C-reactive protein at 1.0 mg/dL and poverty had a greater risk for 15-year all-cause mortality
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Slower Cognitive Decline in People With Obesity
No association seen between improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors and cognition
Substance Use Disorders on the Rise for Survivors of Specific Cancers
Prevalence of SUD highest in survivors of head and neck, esophageal and gastric, cervical cancers, and melanoma
Salmonella Risk Prompts Quaker Oats to Widen Granola Bar, Cereal Recall
No cases of Salmonella illness have yet been reported linked to the recalled products
Cancer Vaccine Safe, Induces T-Cell Responses for KRAS-Mutated Tumors
Lymph node-targeting Amphiphile vaccine is safe; correlation seen for efficacy with T-cell response
Persistent Fluorinated Chemicals Tied to Higher Risk for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Odds for Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis increased with higher serum perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance levels up to 10 years before diagnosis
Guidelines Developed for Management of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
Multidisciplinary integrated care model with hepatology, addiction medicine providers, social workers should be promoted
