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Isaac George, MD
… in 2001 as a resident in general surgery after graduating from Duke University School of Medicine. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1997. He … here for a full list and description of ongoing trials from Dr. George. Click here for a complete list of …
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Digestive Disease Dietitians 101
… disease By limiting refined grains and sugars (especially from fructose) at the same time as increasing fiber intake … Patients are often scared to eat any fat after suffering from a pancreatitis attack. Let our dietitians help you … your pancreas. Pancreatic cancer Many people who suffer from pancreatic cancer also experience weight loss, undergo …
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Stories of Hope: Keni Torres
… and part of my liver. Five days after that, I was home from the hospital. I knew it was going to be a long recovery. … a drainage tube to collect the fluid. I was exhausted from all the scans, the sleepless nights, the endless needle … a deep depression, and began to cut my family and friends from my life. I felt alone – no one could understand what I …
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What We’re Reading: 02/14/20
… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … yourself going are psychological, even therapeutic.” ( From washingtonpost.com ) How Not To Get Sick On A Plane: A … wash your hands and avoid passengers who are sick. ( From npr.org ) Who’s Profiting From Your Outrageous Medical …
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Surgeons Discuss the Critical Effects of Racial Disparity in Cancer Clinical Trials
… to die of prostate cancer, nearly twice as likely to die from stomach cancer, and have higher colorectal cancer … If researchers aren’t committed to enrolling more patients from underrepresented demographics, black and Hispanic … historic victimization of underrepresented groups, from the Tuskegee syphilis experiments on black patients and …
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Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement
… aneurysms located at the juncture where the aorta extends from the heart, called the aortic root. An aneurysm is a … blood thinners. Dr. Michael Borger learned this technique from the physician who developed it. He and his colleagues at … root aneurysms, in particular, benefit,” says Dr. Borger, “from this long-term solution that does not involve …
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Glenn McMahon: After Bariatric Surgery, ECMO Saves
… Glenn McMahon, a 56 year-old man from New Jersey, thought his bariatric surgery would only … ventilator, Glenn’s oxygen level was dangerously low from his severe pneumonia. His physician recognized that … device that provides oxygen to and removes carbon dioxide from the blood, thereby supporting the brain and vital organs …
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Facing Colon Cancer In the Time of Covid
… Shared from our partners at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Nadiuska … road to recovery. Don’t miss an update on news and content from Healthpoints, the blog from the Department of Surgery at Columbia. …
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John Jones Fellows
… Dominican-American. He received his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco and his Master of Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where he … surgical education. He leads programs supporting students from historically underrepresented communities pursuing …
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BRCA
… Common external sources of damage include UV radiation from the sun and smoking. Your body has a natural way of fixing the damage from continual assaults on the DNA, but this process isn't … Some people inherit malfunctioning—or mutated—BRCA genes from their parents. Having a mutated BRCA gene puts people at …
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Celiac Awareness
… villi in the small intestine and prevents nutrients from being absorbed properly. People with Celiac Disease … list! Even trace amounts of gluten, such as gluten from sharing a knife or cutting board, can trigger symptoms to occur and prevent the villi from healing. How about trying one of my favorite Gluten …
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Advances in Treating Children with PAH
… to be one of the largest in the world, drawing patients from across the United States and from other countries. Our experts treat patients with … adult PAH, which has has expanded the treatment options from 1 to 14 FDA drugs. Although none are currently approved …
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Sugar and Cancer
… and many desserts. The question is if you eliminate sugar from your diet, will the cancer cells starve and stop … or adequate carbohydrates, our bodies will make glucose from other sources, including protein and fat. What is … Butter Cookies. *Serves 12-14 cookies. Recipe adapted from Gimme some oven. Ingredients: 2 eggs 1/2 cup brown …
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"Thank you a thousand times over." Susan Balcirak's Letter to the CLDT
… son Dean Balcirak III had a living donor liver transplant (from my husband) March 15th of last year. He was 7½ months … meaningful. We were given words of encouragement and hope from the beginning. Dr. Emond said that "these babies come to … to your office for the first time with scared parents. From the parents' perspective, what you do is truly a …
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