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Added sugars – a bad gut feeling!

… (9-18 year olds consume a whopping 17% of their diets from added sugars)! Nearly half of the added sugars we consume are from sweetened beverages and a third is from snacks and sweet treats. Where are the hidden added …

Last Modified: 05/06/2024 - 13:39

Follow-Up Care After Lung Transplantation

… outpatient center has its own laboratory so that results from your blood tests can be available to your transplant … which are so important in protecting your new organ from being rejected, also make you more vulnerable to … caught in the early stages. So, to help protect yourself from either of these medical problems, you must be compliant …

Last Modified: 09/12/2025 - 11:04

Weight Loss Surgery Newsletter January 2016

… Message from the Director In the News Events and Announcements … …

Last Modified: 02/13/2023 - 21:07

Aortic Valve Disease FAQs

… It is not a success to have the patient merely discharged from the hospital. Success means that the patient resumes a … surgery. Finally, additional time is required to move you from the operating room to the ICU for recovery. At …

Last Modified: 03/17/2025 - 12:11

Stories of Hope: John Whitley

… 16, 2011 my oncologist called me to tell me that scans from the previous day showed that the tumor in my liver had … Presbyterian Hospital during my "regular visits" there from March 2011 onwards. … Stories of Hope: John Whitley …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:09

Arresting Secondary Cancers to the Abdominal Wall

… approach, and collaboration with surgeons from the Division of Colorectal Surgery and Division … of neuroendocrine tumors who recently came to Columbia from the NIH. We are excited to be offering this new …

Last Modified: 01/13/2025 - 12:05

A Physician Encounters the Great War — WWI Scrapbook of Dr. George W. Norris

… W. Norris (1875-1965), who served in wartime Europe, from May 1917 to December 1918. Dr. Norris's meticulous … with the hope that future generations could learn from his experience. This digital exhibition by the …

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

Michael J. Vitti, MD

… invasive treatment of lower-extremity vein disease, from varicose veins to stasis ulcers. Since 2005, Dr. Vitti … Hospital as well as Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center. From March 2003 until March 2018, Dr. Vitti served as a …

Last Modified: 09/25/2025 - 13:44

Weight Loss Surgery Newsletter March 2015

… Welcome from the Director Success Story: Poppi Kramer Innovation and …

Last Modified: 02/13/2023 - 21:07

Gastric Bypass Surgery: More Benefits than Weight Loss

… options. It’s also very safe. Who benefits the most from gastric bypass surgery? It’s particularly effective for obese patients who are also suffering from diabetes or reflux. There have been a number of high … it redirects the flow of stomach acid and bile away from the esophagus so reflux patients no longer have …

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

Islet Cell Transplant Ends Chronic Pain

… “I left his office swearing up and down,” Cody said. “From then on, I tried to manage this disease myself. Whenever … need none at all. And because the islet cells are taken from the patient’s own pancreas, there is no need for … therapy. In the weeks ahead, Cody would need more help from the Columbia team. Over time, he had developed a …

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