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FDA OKs Linzess for IBS With Constipation in Kids

Author:: Megan Brooks

Publish date: November 11, 2025

The efficacy results in children with IBS-C were consistent with results seen in adults with IBS-C, with no new safety signals.

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Is There Really a Cancer Epidemic in Younger Adults?

Author:: Megan Brooks

Publish date: November 10, 2025

The rise in these cancers is likely to be common across all age groups.

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Polypectomy Best Practices Not Routinely Followed in US

Author:: Megan Brooks

Publish date: November 4, 2025

The fact that cold snare polypectomy was used in fewer than 60% of cases represents “an important quality gap,” the study authors wrote.

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FDA Grants Rinvoq Updated Indication in IBD

Author:: Megan Brooks

Publish date: October 17, 2025

The updated indication allows for starting upadacitinib before a TNF blocker in patients for whom use of these treatments is clinically i...

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Novel Agent Promising for Refractory Ulcerative Colitis

Author:: Megan Brooks

Publish date: October 17, 2025

Obefazimod is an investigational oral drug that enhances expression of microRNA-124, resulting in regulation of the inflammatory response and resto...

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Half of Patients Skip Repeat Stool Tests for CRC Screening

Author:: Megan Brooks

Publish date: October 16, 2025

Among adults who do a repeat stool test, delays were common.

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Diet Drinks Harder on the Liver Than Sugary Drinks?

Author:: Megan Brooks

Publish date: October 14, 2025

Low- or artificially sweetened beverages were actually linked to a higher risk for MASLD than sugar-laden drinks.

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FDA OKs Simponi for Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis

Author:: Megan Brooks

Publish date: October 10, 2025

This is the first pediatric approval for golimumab, which is already approved for four indications in adults.

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Withdrawing Anti-TNF in IBD Remission: New Data

Author:: Megan Brooks

Publish date: September 29, 2025

Anti-TNF drugs have reshaped IBD treatment but bring infection risks and costs, prompting interest in planned withdrawal af...

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How Chronic Stress Disrupts the Gut Microbiome

Author:: Megan Brooks

Publish date: September 25, 2025

Numerous studies published in the past 5 years have linked chronic stress to modest but reproducible shifts in the composition of the microbiome.

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FDA OKs Tremfya for Ulcerative Colitis

Author:: Megan Brooks

Publish date: September 24, 2025

The efficacy of subcutaneous and IV induction was comparable across subgroups with severe or refractory disease and both routes demonstrated a simi...

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Are Probiotics for Pouchitis Prevention Worth the Cost?

Author:: Megan Brooks

Publish date: September 24, 2025

Pouchitis is a common complication in patients with ulcerative colitis who undergo restorative proctocolectomy with IPAA.

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Ocaliva for Primary Biliary Cholangitis Withdrawn From US Market

Author:: Megan Brooks

Publish date: September 17, 2025

Intercept Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily withdrawn Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis from the US ma...

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New Evidence Red Meat–Rich Diet Can Exacerbate IBD

Author:: Megan Brooks

Publish date: August 28, 2025

Histological analysis revealed that three different red meat diets all aggravated colonic inflammation, with mutton produci...

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How IBS Disrupts Daily Life: AGA Survey

Author:: Megan Brooks

Publish date: August 22, 2025

IBS symptoms interfere with people’s lives an average of 19 days each month.