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STAFF SPOTLIGHT: Meet Lashants (pronounced La-shaun-tis), certified medical assistant! She is the newest addition to our Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health family. Fun fact: she has a Leopard Gecko named Bell Pepper! Come visit Lashants and the rest of the crew – we are eager to help you with any gastrointestinal or wellness concerns! Call 224.407.4400 or visit compgihealth.com to learn more.
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: RISK OF COLON (BUT NOT RECTAL) CANCER TIED TO PAST ANTIBIOTIC USE by Tara Troy, M.D. Check out this article from Med Page Today about a recent large British study featured in the premier journal Gut demonstrating an increased colon cancer risk related to a history of oral antibiotic use. “Oral antibiotic use was associated […]
MILLIONS FOR THE MICROBIOME! by Tara Troy, M.D. Check out this article in Forbes about a recent massive $35 million donation from billionaire Marc Benioff (Salesforce CEO) to San Francisco area hospitals specifically for research on the fascinating gut microbiome! https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2019/08/13/billionaire-marc-benioff-donates-35-million-to-bay-area-universities-for-microbiome-research/#21c358ec28f4 “The human microbiome—the 100 trillion bacteria that live in the human body—is an […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: LIQUID BIOPSY for noninvasive cancer screening! by Dr. Tara Troy, MD Check out this article in Med Page Today about the revolutionary new technologies being developed for NONINVASIVE CANCER TESTING! “Liquid biopsies are a promising alternative to conducting invasive tissue biopsies to determine the presence of tumor or monitor the […]