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TROY IS ALWAYS LEARNING! Thank you for two wonderful conference opportunities last week: 1) North Shore Gut Club’s Thursday presentation on updates on the fascinating world of the gut microbiome by the brilliant and entertaining, Dr. Jack Gilbert, PhD (author of Dirt is Good). 2) Becker’s ASC (ambulatory surgical center) Conference that ran from […]
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 […]
CHILDHOOD STRESS MAY ALTER MICROBIOME, PRODUCING GI SYMPTOMS AND ANXIETY by Tara Troy, M.D. Check out this fascinating article in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News that details a study from the researchers at Columbia University about the negative impact that stressful events during childhood, such as institutional and foster care, can have on the gut […]