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Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the COVID-19 booster vaccination by Allison Lindstrom, NP As of 8/16/2021, the CDC published guidelines regarding booster vaccinations for immunocompromised individuals. This is incredibly important to us at CGH as a certain portion of our patient population is currently being treated with medications that suppress the immune system in order […]
CAN DIET REALLY TREAT CROHN’S DISEASE? YES!! By Jeffrey Nathanson, M.D. For years, gastroenterologists have told patients that there is little if any role for diet in the treatment of Crohn’s Disease, other than avoidance of roughage in the diet during a flare. Exciting recent medical studies have begun to show that, despite conventional […]
THERAPY VIA TELEMEDICINE MAY HELP CROHN’S PATIENTS A recent study out of Israel was presented at the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation in February demonstrating the benefits of online care. As covered in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News, “for patients with Crohn’s disease, teaching mindfulness and meditation through online video chats can reduce stress and […]
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 […]
