Researchers examined the safety and efficacy of growth hormone therapy for treating malnutrition in decompensated cirrhosis.

Researchers investigated whether colectomy and reconstruction affect fertility in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases.

Factors associated with the risk for pediatric IBD include exposure to antibiotics during early childhood and a Western diet.

Unintentional weight loss (UWL) is poorly recognized across a diverse range of patients, according to a study.

RECOVERY trial researchers assessed use of higher-dose corticosteroids vs lower-dose CS in inpatients with COVID-19 and hypoxia requiring simple or no oxygen.

Researchers examined the efficacy and safety of remdesivir for treating COVID-19-associated asthma, allergic rhinitis, and dermatitis.

Researchers identify factors of increased nutritional risk in older adults with gastrointestinal tumors.

Investigators sought to explore the relationships between clinical presentation of acute PE, patient characteristics, PE severity, and mortality.

Researchers assessed the effects of penehyclidine for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients who underwent a laparoscopic bariatric surgical procedure.

Researchers examined whether extraintestinal IBS symptoms and symptom relationships varied according to age.

For immunocompetent adults with rCDI, fecal microbiota transplantation yields a great increase in resolution compared with other treatments.

Masks may be associated with a small reduction in the risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection in community settings.

Researchers assessed the safety and efficacy of standard care plus anakinra vs standard care alone among patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia and hyperinflammation.

Cancer death rates in the US have declined in recent years, but the declines vary by congressional district, a study suggests.

Positive results were announced from a phase 3 trial evaluating a next-generation, low-dose copper IUD for the prevention of pregnancy.

The FDA has approved Rinvoq (upadacitinib) for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active Crohn disease.

Researchers sought to determine whether long-term treatment with anti-TNF agents would be efficacious among children with IBD.

Researchers compared infliximab vs tofacitinib for efficacy in treating moderate to severe ulcerative colitis.

Delaying ileostomy reversal surgery does not affect the risk for postoperative complications, although loss of microbiota does.

Febrile infants aged 8 to 60 days old who test positive for SARS-CoV-2 have a low prevalence of bacterial coinfections.

Survey shows many adults are still skipping or delaying needed health care and that PAs may help ease the health care crisis.

Researchers assessed the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in those with COPD as well as associated factors and clinical consequences after 5 years in this patient population.

The FDA has granted Fast Track designation to LMN-201 for the treatment and prevention of C. difficile infection.

An investigation examined the efficacy of a telephone and short messaging initiative for reducing BMI and obesity among children aged 3 years.

Researchers compared the long-term safety of vonoprazan vs lansoprazole maintenance therapy for erosive esophagitis.

Researchers examined the effects of a multispecies probiotic paired with a gluten-free diet in treating children with celiac disease.

Overweight and obese BMIs in early and middle adulthood are linked to a higher risk for CRC and non-CRC gastrointestinal cancers.

Patients with obesity have increased odds of postoperative infection, venous thromboembolism, and renal complications.

Adding HIPEC and mitomycin C to surgical resection improves locoregional control in patients with locally advanced colon cancer, a study suggests.

A study was conducted to assess the relationship between changes in HbA1c or bodyweight and outcomes following antihyperglycemic therapy.