Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2022

Maintenance therapy with the anti-IL-23p19 antibody mirikizumab boosts clinical benefits in moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis (UC) in the phase III LUCENT-2 trial, improving bowel urgency that is not only disruptive but likewise embarrassing for patients.

Despite no other indication or proven clinical benefit, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are frequently inappropriately used to treat lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB), according to a study presented at the recently concluded 2022 Digestive Disease Week (DDW 2022).

The investigational microbiota-based live biotherapeutic RBX2660 is safe and averts repeat episodes of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) across patient populations with comorbid conditions, as shown in a study presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2022.

Antibiotic use appears to be harmful for older adults, with a recent study showing that regardless of class, the drugs raise the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) – despite having a lean body or healthy BMI – are at an elevated risk for peripheral vascular disease, stroke, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), a finding that surprises gastroenterologists and researchers at DDW 2022.

Use of statins results in reduced all-cause mortality in nearly 30,000 veterans with colorectal cancer (CRC), results of a study have shown.

Counselling for alcohol dependence and abuse can help reduce the 30-day readmission rates for alcoholic hepatitis (AH), according to a study presented at the recently concluded 2022 Digestive Disease Week (DDW 2022).

Patients who take multivitamin supplements at a moderate dose following their diagnosis of nonmetastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) appear to have a lower mortality, reports a recent study.

A defecation posture modification device (DPMD), also known as a potty stool, is both safe and beneficial for children with functional constipation (FC), helping them wean off pharmacotherapy and improving their bowel function, according to a study presented at the recently concluded 2022 Digestive Disease Week (DDW 2022).