ON DEMAND: Managing IBD during a pandemic

The continued threat of COVID-19 has implications for the long-term management of patients with chronic diseases, including those with IBD. On Thursday 14th May a panel of leading experts discussed the risks of COVID-19 for people living with IBD, how best...

The continued threat of COVID-19 has implications for the long-term management of patients with chronic diseases, including those with IBD. On...

Telehealth

Make telehealth items a permanent feature for specialists: AMA

Telehealth has been tremendous success for specialists and patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and the MBS items should be retained beyond September to become a permanent feature of the health system, the AMA says. Around 10 million Medicare-funded telehealth services...

Telehealth has been tremendous success for specialists and patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and the MBS items should be...

Infection

Explained: The challenges of developing a COVID-19 vaccine

Scientists worldwide are searching for potential COVID-19 vaccines, but they're far from easy to make, and would normally take years to become available. Professor Colin Pouton unravels the challenges of finding a swift answer. As COVID-19 restrictions ease, medical scientists across...

Scientists worldwide are searching for potential COVID-19 vaccines, but they're far from easy to make, and would normally take years...

IBD

Steroid-sparing therapy important in pandemic, SECURE-IBD registry shows

Findings from the SECURE-IBD registry confirm many of the observed risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease in the general population apply to patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The data from 528 mostly white patients from 33 countries, published...

Findings from the SECURE-IBD registry confirm many of the observed risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease in the general...