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Polypharmacy (PP) arises in nearly one in five patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly in older adults and those with comorbidity, according to a study, adding that PP can complicate adherence to treatment and therapeutic success.

Cases of severe alcohol-related hepatitis requiring inpatient management has dramatically increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in patients aged <40 years and in women, a study has found.

Whole-exome sequencing (WES) can improve diagnosis rates in young colorectal cancer (CRC) patients who show no pathogenic variants in mismatch repair (MMR) genes or in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene, reports a recent study.

Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are willing to take on significant medication risks in exchange for a permanent cure of their symptoms, a study has found.

Traditional dietary advice, gluten-free diet, and low FODMAP diet are all effective dietary approaches to reducing symptoms in patients with irritable bowel symptom (IBS), but traditional dietary advice is the pick of the bunch in terms of cost and convenience, according to a team of UK-based researchers.