Stelara down to USD 4.7K per dose. Helpful, but hopefully much lower as a biosimilar within 2 years. #IBD

when will the journal scheme collapse??

The clock is ticking on the OBX. The Outer Banks will need to move to houseboats.

A new Chapter 18 is up at bookdown.org/pdr_higgins/rm… on how to build a Table 1 for a clinical study using the {gtsummary} package in R. Exercises and solutions included. Give it a try when you can. #rstats Feedback appreciated. R Medicine

60, 110, 310 mcg/g of stool ~ Mayo 0-> 1, 1->2, 2->3 and >782 for Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis (ASUC). (from Kedia, DDS 2018 63:2747-2753) Works for me. Clinical trials sick != ASUC sick. Edward Loftus

Still waiting on daily bedside FCP, though this is pretty close (mucus {aka pus, WBCs} = bad, formed brown stool = good)

For those writing NIH grants, the DSMP directions (with examples) are quite helpful: sharing.nih.gov/data-managemen…

Whose biological clock is ticking now? In Iceland, it looks like the men. Maybe producing a lifetime of eggs while you are young and no longer dividing them is an important strategy to reduce germline mutations... nature.com/articles/natur…

1/13 🧵 It's time to discuss COVID-19 vaccination with patients in clinic to prevent serious complications. Let's review the latest vaccine info for 2024-2025. #COVID19 ACG American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) AASLD Crohn's & Colitis Foundation NASPGHAN

A civilized #AGW24 meeting in Adelaide, with butter chicken for lunch with posters

Slides from today's ASUC talk at #AGW24 speakerdeck.com/higgi13425/asu…

Slides from #AGW24 Australian GI Week Personalizing IBD Care talk speakerdeck.com/higgi13425/per…

I have this picture saved on my phone and send it to every trainee who asks: 👩🏽‍⚕️ What’s an APR? 👨🏾‍⚕️ What’s the difference between TPC and TAC? 🧑🏼‍⚕️ And more! #GITwitter #IBDTwitter

A lovely stroll along the riverfront in Adelaide today