Proctitis is inflammation of the rectum, the last part of the large intestine that connects the colon to the anus. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Following the study, the FDA approved the use of Tremfya to treat moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. In September 2024, the University of Chicago Medicine became the first hospital in ...

When you have both ulcerative colitis (UC ... Diabetes does not cause colitis (inflammation in the colon), says Nicole Jawitz, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at Duke University School ...

Like Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis belongs in the IBD group. It is a chronic disease that only affects the colon. Ulcerative colitis occurs when the immune system overreacts and mistakenly ...

While most brothers spend their time together watching sports, hiking or playing board games, Dr. Kyle Eliason and his ...

Although the appendix is generally believed to be a vestigial organ, there is growing evidence pointing to its possible role in modulating gut immunity and microbial homoeostasis.1,2 These roles have ...

DDW Anti-Adhesion Molecule Sticks in Ulcerative Colitis The investigational mucosal ... has confirmed that colonoscopy reduces the risk for colorectal cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel ...

Using vedolizumab first, before tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors, improved quality-adjusted life-years in both ulcerative ...

Novant Health Inc. said Wednesday it has relocated a colon and rectal provider clinics from Greensboro to Kernersville with ...