Global patterns in the epidemiology, cancer risk, and surgical implications of inflammatory bowel disease.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), mainly including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, imposes a huge medical and economic burden worldwide. Recently, the diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance of IBD have advanced rapidly, which has changed the epidemiology, cancer risk, and surgery risk of IBD. Here, we reviewed the recent literature on the epidemiology, IBD-related cancer, and IBD-related surgery.

Association of diet and outdoor time with inflammatory bowel disease: a multicenter case-control study using propensity matching analysis in China.

Objective: To investigate the association between dietary and some other environmental factors and the risk of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in Chinese population.

Materials And Methods: A multicenter case-control study was conducted involving 11 hospitals across China. A total of 1,230 subjects were enrolled consecutively, and diet and environmental factor questionnaires were collected.

Rheumatologists' understanding of refractory gout: a questionnaire survey in China.

Objective: To explore the understanding of refractory gout in Chinese rheumatologists.

Methods: We conducted an anonymous survey of rheumatologists attending an annual national academic conference on rheumatism.

Results: Of the 910 rheumatologists who completed the questionnaire, 751 (82.

Exploration of the association between serum uric acid and testosterone in adult males: NHANES 2011-2016.

Background: Previous studies have suggested that the possible relationship between serum uric acid (SUA) and testosterone. However, the results of previous studies are controversial and there is limited evidence examining the relationship between SUA and testosterone in a general US population of men. The objective of this study is to explore the correlation of SUA and testosterone among adult males from the US.

General practitioner trainees' career perspectives after COVID-19: a qualitative study in China.

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a worldwide public health emergency that has put great pressure on medical workers and the medical system. General Practitioners (GPs) played an important role in controlling the epidemic, and GP trainees also took an active part in this approach. This study was to explore Chinese GP trainees' career perspectives after COVID-19.

Simple Synthesis of CuInS/ZnS Core/Shell Quantum Dots for White Light-Emitting Diodes.

In this study, the CuInS/ZnS core/shell quantum dots (QDs) were prepared via simple and environmentally friendly solvothermal synthesis and were used as phosphors for white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs). The surface defect of the CuInS core QDs were passivated by the ZnS shell by forming CuInS/ZnS core/shell QDs. By adjusting the Cu/In ratio and the nucleation temperature, the photoluminescence (PL) peak of the CuInS QDs was tunable in a range of 651-775 nm.

Complete blood count reflecting the disease status of giant cell arteritis: A retrospective study of Chinese patients.

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis in elderly, with ischemic and constitutional symptoms caused by vascular involvement and systemic inflammation. Early initiation of therapy results in prompt remission, while patients may still experience flares or severe complications during glucocorticoid tapering. This study was to identify the characteristics of Chinese GCA patients with different prognosis.

Survey of job burnout and depression in standardized residency training programs in China.

To evaluate job burnout and its impacts on mental health among clinical residents in a 3-year standardized residency training program in China.This cross-sectional study was conducted among all residents in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital in August 2017. Job burnout and depressive symptoms were assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey and the Center for Epidemiological Survey, Depression, respectively.

Comparisons of clinical manifestations and prognosis between giant cell arteritis patients with or without sensorineural hearing loss: A retrospective study of Chinese patients.

Auditory manifestations has rarely been mentioned in studies concerning giant cell arteritis (GCA). This study explores the proportion of hearing loss (HL) in Chinese GCA patients and investigates the differences in clinical features between GCA patients with and without HL.The study retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of 91 patients diagnosed with GCA at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) from November 1998 to October 2017.

Differences in clinical manifestations and prognosis of Chinese giant cell arteritis patients with or without polymyalgia rheumatica.

Background: The symptoms of giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) frequently overlap in the elderly. Whether there are differences in clinical features or prognosis between GCA patients with or without PMR remains unknown.

Aims: To identify differences in clinical manifestation and prognosis between Chinese GCA patients with or without PMR.