Canadian Medical Association Journal Mar 24 2025 Almost half of people who died with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) died prematurely, according to a study published in CMAJ ( Canadian Medical Association Journal ) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.241117 that used machine learning models to predict death. Canada has some of the highest rates of IBD worldwide, which includes Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis. People with IBD have shorter life expectancy than people without such