Unraveling the Link: How Psychological Disorders Impact IBD Prognosis and What You Need to Know

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Psychological Disorders May Adversely Impact IBD Prognosis

TOPLINE: Among patients with active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), those with both clinical and biochemical disease activity and two common mental disorders had a more than sixfold increased risk for adverse outcomes, including flares, glucocorticosterioid use, hospitalisations, and death. METHODOLOGY: Researchers assessed the impact of psychological comorbidity and disease activity on IBD prognosis in a … Read more

Baricitinib Shows Promise in Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Baricitinib can effectively treat polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) without the use of oral glucocorticoids, according to results from a small, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Among the 18 patients randomly assigned to the oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor baricitinib, 14 achieved a C-reactive protein PMR activity score (CRP PMR-AS) of 10 or less after 12 weeks of … Read more