NEW STUDY. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an independent risk factor for serious infection, even at very low levels of gastrointestinal inflammation. This has been shown by a study at the University of Gothenburg. IBD is an umbrella term for chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, with a population prevalence of around 0.5%. The main types of IBD are ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Unlike irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), IBD results in…
Appeal: “More researchers need to become peer reviewers”
PEER REVIEW. More researchers need to become peer reviewers for scientific journals, according to Sam Polesie, who works as a doctor at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, an adjunct senior lecturer at the Institute of Clinical Sciences, and editor of the journal Acta DV. “It’s notoriously difficult to find reviewers, and yet the entire system is based on them,” he says. Peer review is an important – but often overlooked – part…
Groundbreaking study changes the treatment of lung transplant patients
NEW STUDY. After ten years of research, it is now clear which medication is most effective in preventing both acute and chronic rejection after lung transplantation. The treatment algorithm throughout Scandinavia has been changed thanks to a multinational study led by Göran Dellgren at the University of Gothenburg. The study was recently published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. The study, named ScanCLAD, compared the effectiveness of the two traditionally used…
Josefin Larsson was awarded for the best poster in Budapest
AWARD. Five questions with doctoral student Josefin Larsson, who won an award for the best poster in the pain syndromes category at the Pain in Europe congress. See the award winning poster further down! Among 956 posters, yours was one of the four awarded at the European Pain Federation’s yearly congress in Budapest. How did it feel? “Incredibly fun, of course! It’s a great acknowledgment of the relevance of the…
Meet Lars Börjesson, new chair of the Medical Program Committee
EDUCATION. The organization of the medical program has changed to match the new program, but the Medical Program Committee will continue as a decision-making body. Since the beginning of the year, the committee’s work has been led by surgeon and professor Lars Börjesson. Since this is an extensive assignment, Lars Börjesson carefully considered the offer before saying yes. “It is, of course, fun to be involved and drive development of…