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Gut-Healthy Recipe: Strawberry-Basil Granita
June in Chicago is high strawberry season, and brings multitudes of ways to enjoy these beautiful summertime treats. Courtney Schuchmann, registered dietitian at the University of Chicago Digestive Diseases Center, notes that strawberries are a great source of vitamin...
Partners in Science Award Recipients: Sy and Nancy Taxman
Please join us on Saturday, May 1st, at 6 PM CT, for the GI Research Foundation Diamond Anniversary Ball. This milestone event celebrates 60 brilliant years and honors Sy and Nancy Taxman with the first-ever Partners in Science Award. Upon receiving exceptional and...
Gut-Friendly Recipe: Pimentón-Avocado Deviled Eggs
A traditional symbol of life—and rejuvenation, eggs are incorporated into many spring festivals and traditions. This recipe is an easy way to incorporate eggs and perennial favorite, avocados, into a light appetizer, lunch, or dinner with many nutritional benefits for...
Treating Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) and Difficulty Swallowing with Robert Kavitt, MD, MPH
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...
“He has helped me to live a fuller life and I am so grateful.” Katherine France, patient of Robert Kavitt, MD, MPH
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...
Celiac Disease: Research, Clinical Expertise, and Multidisciplinary Care at the UChicago Medicine Digestive Diseases Center
By: Anna Gomberg Celiac disease, a debilitating autoimmune digestive disease, is a high priority for clinicians and researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine. Celiac disease affects 1 in 100 people, has no cure, can develop at virtually any point across the...