TO keep up these days with the huge proliferation of acronyms is challenging. Even the intended meanings of some commonly used ones are up for debate. Take LOL, for example. Most people take it to ...

A GP will then ask them to take a faecal calprotectin test, which looks for proteins in the bowels linked to inflammation. However, inflammation can also be a sign of illnesses such as food poisoning, ...

Ferring Pharmaceuticals today announces results from the OPTIMISE study showing the first real-world evidence of the effectiveness of a treat-to-target (T2T) approach based on faecal calprotectin ...

approach based on faecal calprotectin (FC) in patients with mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis (M2M UC). These results have been published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. 1 UC is a chronic ...

You wonder about cancer, though it’s still early days. You decide to err on the side of caution and order a FIT test and faecal calprotectin in case you’re missing IBD. These don’t seem likely given ...