Search Results for: Gastroenterology
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Article - 4 Minute Read
Get Yourself Checked: Why Colonoscopies are Important
Shashi Kumar, MD, a gastroenterologist at West Mifflin Gastroenterology-UPMC, explains why its important to get a colonoscopy.Read More
Categorized as: Cancer Care, Health Topics A-Z
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Multiple Sclerosis – What Is the Connection?
MS is an inflammatory disorder that targets a person's central nervous system. It's there that the link between MS and IBS begins.Read More
Categorized as: Family Health, Living and Wellness
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Rare Diseases: CANDLE Syndrome
CANDLE syndrome is a rare autoinflammatory disorder, typically diagnosed among infants. Learn more from the experts at UPMC.Read More
Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Pediatrics
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Article - 3 Minute Read
How to Deal with Chronic Heartburn
There are many symptoms and causes of chronic heartburn. Treatments include lifestyle changes and over-the-counter remedies.Read More
Categorized as: Family Health, Living and Wellness
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Video
50 Phenoms: Boy Receives the Miracle of Transplant — Twice
Luke Maeding underwent a double lung transplant at 9 years old and needed a small bowel transplant a decade later. Learn more.Watch Now
Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Pediatrics, UPMC Stories
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Article - 2 Minute Read
Physical Therapy for Liver Transplant Candidates
Liver disease patients are often medically frail, but physical therapy for cirrhosis patients can help them gain strength for liver transplant.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Liver Transplant, Transplant
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Ken’s Story: How a Colonoscopy Helped Him Beat Cancer
An important tool for preventing cancer is a colonoscopy where a small camera is used to examine the colon. Ken traveled to UPMC Passavant–McCandless for his.Read More
Categorized as: Cancer Care, Health Topics A-Z, UPMC Stories
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Podcast
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Hope for Patients with IBD
Dr. David Binion, co-director of the UPMC IBD Center, discusses treatment options and new advances in care for Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseListen Now
Categorized as: Family Health, Living and Wellness, UPMC HealthBeat Podcast
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UPMC Muncy Advancing Care Locally
UPMC Muncy is a full-service critical access hospital in eastern Lycoming County that offers emergency, primary, and specialty care.Read More
Categorized as: Family Health, Living and Wellness