Introduction: The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) caused a global pandemic that forced
medical providers to rapidly alter methods of health care delivery. One month into this …

Introduction: To adapt during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a large
safety-net hospital in Atlanta, Georgia and other hospitals across the United Sates, increased …

Aim Major depressive disorder is a prominent psychiatric illness in the United States. It has
been found to be higher among patients with inflammatory bowel disease. However, few …

The triad of diarrhea, dementia, and dermatitis constitutes the clinical diagnosis of pellagra.
However, most reported cases of pellagra have occurred without all components of the triad. …

Purpose Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality in the
USA. We sought to better characterize colon cancer among a predominantly Black cohort with …

Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its immunosuppressive therapy alter the
body's immune response, predisposing patients to higher infection risk preventable with …

Methods: The NIS database was used to identify patients (pts) aged≥ 18 years with diagnosis
of IBD using ICD-10 codes between 2016-2019. Chi square, ANOVA, and multivariate …

DISCUSSION: This case provides evidence that antithrombin 3 deficiency should be
included as a differential for hypercoagulability in patients with COVID-19 infection. Other …

Painless obstructive jaundice is a well-recognized clinical sign of hepatocellular pathology
or obstruction of the biliary system. Bile duct tumors are a known etiology of painless …

Methods: We performed a multicenter retrospective review of black patients from both a large
urban center and a rural IBD center. Patients were identified utilizing ICD-10 diagnostic …