Ultrasound imaging has long been used in healthcare to evaluate, diagnose, and monitor disease. According to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, there are many types of ultrasounds, such as abdominal ultrasound (to view abdominal tissue and organs), bone sonometry (to assess bone d...

Army veteran and security subject matter expert Trei McMullen was finally diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when he was 26 years old, after struggling with symptoms since he was 18. Today, McMullen has joined the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s Business Advisory Council and wants to ...

If you live with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), you are probably no stranger to sleep disruption. The pain caused by Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis is enough to upend patients’ sleep schedules, let alone bowel urgency, fatigue during the daytime, and a multitude of other sympt...

Have you ever felt uncomfortable or sensitive talking to your doctor about symptoms and emotional concerns you’re experiencing? If so, you are not alone.   A global survey concluded that four out of 10 people living with ulcerative colitis (UC) in the U.S. were worried that if th...

Colonoscopies are a crucial diagnostic and monitoring tool for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, having one can be intimidating when faced with the daunting bowel preparation that it requires. The solution most people drink beginning the day before the test to hel...

At least half of all Americans have a genetic mutation that makes the cells lining their gut more vulnerable to damage. So why doesn't half of America have Crohn's disease?   Researchers at NYU Langone, funded in part by the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, sought to answer this...

August marks the start of National Immunization Awareness Month. Over the past few years, vaccines have been in the national spotlight more than ever before. With flu season right around the corner and COVID-19 still on the radar, getting the right vaccines at the right time is critical...

Did you know that your body possesses biological characteristics that can be indicators of disease? That’s right, inside your own body are biomarkers – molecules in the body like proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids (DNA, RNA) that may be measured by laboratory tests to assist in diagnos...

More than one billion people around the world live with some form of a disability. For over three decades, July has been observed as Disability Pride Month, coinciding with the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Tomorrow is the 32nd anniversary of the ADA, and I wa...

Many conditions that we’re now comfortable talking about – from breast cancer to diabetes – were once taboo topics. Decades ago, it was rare to hear celebrities talk about their medical problems and treatments or even for our friends and family to share their cancer diagnoses. Times hav...