Higher Vitamin D Intake Linked to Reduced Risk of Early-Onset CRC
Inverse association significant and stronger for dietary sources of vitamin D versus supplemental vitamin D
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Up for Racial, Ethnic Minority HCWs
Vaccine hesitancy highest among Black and Hispanic or Latino health care workers; concerns include side effects, newness of vaccine
Ultrasound Detects Ulcerative Colitis Disease Activity
New index shows strong correlation with endoscopically determined disease activity
Adverse Events Associated With BNT162b2 Vaccination ID’d
Vaccination not associated with elevated risk for most of the adverse events examined; association found with increased risk for myocarditis, but risk higher in association with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Fratelli Beretta Antipasto Trays Are the Source of Salmonella Outbreak: CDC
Agency says investigation is continuing to try to determine if additional products are linked to the outbreak
Learning Environment Issues Tied to Medical School Burnout
Those reporting mistreatment may also experience exhaustion, disengagement, and career regret
Survival Rates Lower for Black Liver Transplant Recipients
For Blacks versus Whites, differences in post-LT mortality narrowed between 2002 and 2009, increased between 2014 and 2018
Outcome Measure Developed for Crohn’s Perianal Fistula
Crohn's Anal Fistula QoL has good internal consistency, excellent stability, good responsiveness and construct validity
Maternal Obesity May Up CRC Risk in Adult Offspring
Authors say this association may be contributing to increasing incidence rates of colorectal cancer in younger adults
Donor HLA Evolutionary Divergence May Predict Liver Transplant Rejection
Class I HED of the donor is associated with higher risk for acute and chronic rejection of the liver transplant