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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 …

Last Modified: 01/05/2026 - 14:51

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 …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:11

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 …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:00

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 …

Last Modified: 03/10/2026 - 13:28

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 …

Last Modified: 10/06/2023 - 12:02

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 …

Last Modified: 11/20/2023 - 11:27

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 …

Last Modified: 10/06/2023 - 12:02

"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 …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:07

What We’re Reading: 09/27/19

… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … little vessels and nerves. I immediately fell in love.” ( From newyorker.com ) In an emergency, where ambulances take … for further study into the observed racial disparity. ( From statnews.com ) Window in the Drapes “After years of …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:01

What We’re Reading: 11/01/19

… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … that can come out of appealing to our shared humanity. ( From nytimes.com ) Injecting Drugs Can Ruin a Heart. How Many … the opioid crisis and the suffering left in its wake. ( From nytimes.com ) The Science Of Scary: Why It's So Fun To …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:01

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 …

Last Modified: 05/25/2023 - 11:46

What We’re Reading: 08/07/20

… immunity does not inherently mean you are protected from infection, it means your immune system has responded to … in severe cases. Your must-read article for the week. ( From theatlantic.com ) How a Zoom forum is changing the way … are editing the use of ECMO in real-time by sharing data from their hospitals in weekly Zoom meetings with a …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:02

New Pathways for Pain Relief

… identified a potentially new treatment which is distinct from the use of opioids and should give us much better … It allows you to be aware of danger and move away from it. There are people who are genetically unable to sense pain, and they can die from their injuries because they simply aren’t aware of them. …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:00

Aortic Regurgitation

… back into it. The leakage of blood can prevent the heart from efficiently pumping blood out to the rest of your body. … are a variety of causes of aortic regurgitation, ranging from congenital heart defects (heart problems that are present from birth) to complications of infectious illnesses. Major …

Last Modified: 12/16/2025 - 15:05