by Anna Gomberg | Apr 8, 2021 | Newsletter, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine
Difficulty swallowing is a particularly troubling digestive disease symptom with myriad causes. Often, patients suffer for years, adapting their behavior to contend with the sensation of food sticking in their throat or esophagus as they eat, eating a limited diet and...
by Anna Gomberg | Apr 8, 2021 | Grateful Patients, Newsletter, University of Chicago Medicine
By 2014, Katherine (Kathy) France had been having trouble swallowing for years. Her symptoms became so severe that even drinking a glass of water could take over an hour. She sought guidance from several gastroenterologists. A close colleague had been treated for...
by Anna Gomberg | Mar 17, 2021 | Grateful Patients, University of Chicago Medicine
Triple Organ Transplant with a Hepatitis C Positive Liver On December 12, 2021, Ed Hogan underwent one of the rarest surgical procedures performed anywhere in the world: a simultaneous triple organ transplant of his heart, kidney, and liver. Ed’s case had one more...
by Anna Gomberg | Mar 17, 2021 | Research and Discovery
Curing Hepatitis C: The Pathway to Disease Elimination With Andrew Aronsohn, MD Chronic hepatitis C is an infection of the liver caused by a blood-borne virus, affecting an estimated 3.5 million people living in the United States today. It is transmitted from person...
