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Everyday Health 8/6/20
Want to Try Yoga to Relieve IBD Symptoms? MD-Backed Online Classes Are Available Now For people...
The North Shore Weekend 6/27/21
Sexual Function and Crohn’s & Ulcerative Colitis with Sushila Dalal, MD
Some survey-based studies show rates of sexual dysfunction as high as 90% for IBD patients across...
Jackie Lopez, GI Nurse and J-Pouch Patient “This is literally my dream job.”
In January 2013, Jackie Lopez knew that something was wrong. Just after starting her second...
Treating Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) and Difficulty Swallowing with Robert Kavitt, MD, MPH
Difficulty swallowing is a particularly troubling digestive disease symptom with myriad causes....
“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...
Triple Organ Transplant with a Hepatitis C Positive Liver
Triple Organ Transplant with a Hepatitis C Positive Liver On December 12, 2021, Ed Hogan underwent...
Curing Hepatitis C: The Pathway to Disease Elimination
Curing Hepatitis C: The Pathway to Disease Elimination With Andrew Aronsohn, MD Chronic hepatitis...
A. Murat Eren, PhD: “Gaining a Deeper Understanding of the Microbiome”
The human microbiome is a complex ecosystem made up of bacteria, viruses, and other microscopic...
Other Recent News
GIRF Spotlight: Associates Board President, Jordan Hirsch
For Jordan Hirsch, current president of the GI Research Foundation Associates Board, his...
The Importance of Good Ostomy Care, featuring Janice Colwell, Advanced Practice Nurse , Ostomy Clinic Director, The University of Chicago Medicine
Life with an ostomy is often a net-positive change for patients who have endured months or years...
Gut-Healthy Recipe: Miso Roasted Sweet Potatoes
This recipe features Okinawa or purple sweet potatoes, along with more familiar orange sweet potatoes, in a medley that is delicious on a bed of rice or as an accompaniment to grilled or baked chicken or fish.
Webinars Discuss New Treatment Options and Mental Health and IBD with David T. Rubin, MD and Alyse Bedell, PhD
The advent of new therapies also raises questions about which treatments are most effective for different kinds of patients and disease states. Dr. Rubin reviewed the most recent science about these treatment options, and how physicians decide among medical therapies for their patients.
Gut-Healthy Recipe: Gnocchi with Caramelized Onions and Winter Squash
Every culture has its own version of a dumpling; pasta and delicious filling take many forms. Gnocchi, a popular Italian pasta style, makes use of leftover mashed potatoes for a light and filling dough, perfect for cozy winter meals.
Patient Profile: Shelly Miller “It’s important for me to give back wherever I can.”
Explains Miller, “Jan [Colwell], God love her, she just kept sticking with me and advocating for me. She went back and she said, ‘We cannot leave this 50-something year old woman, in the prime of her life and her career, in a place where she can’t work again, and she can’t live her life.’” Following corrective surgery for Miller’s stoma, she was able to make a full recovery without further complications.
Provider Profile: Janice Colwell, Advanced Practice Nurse, Powerful Advocate for Patients
Colwell encourages any patients who will undergo surgery to create a stoma to meet with an ostomy nurse and ensure that they get good follow-up care to help them avoid complications and correctly use their pouching systems.
Gut-Healthy Recipe: Arepas with Chicken and Cheese
In this recipe, arepas are cooked with a small amount of fat, and made thinner and crispier, for a lighter take on this traditional recipe. A small amount of shredded chicken adds easy-to-digest protein, and a topping of guacamole and colorful vegetables makes for a festive and satisfying New Year’s meal.
Patient Spotlight: Reaching New Heights with PCT (Pacific Crest Trail), with PSC, and IBD: Adam Rubinberg with his mother, Amy Rubinberg
After enduring the altitude and the rigors of strenuous hiking in Colorado, Adam Rubinberg...