Month : October 2016
Hello, BOTOX®. Goodbye, Wrinkles.
BOTOX®, a preventative method used to reduce the risk of wrinkles, is the most popular cosmetic procedure of all time. The notion of lifting the...
Part 2, Preparing for Transgender Surgery
This post picks up where we left off in an earlier piece for those considering transgender surgery. We were discussing the important issues a person...
Dr. Carol A. Burke Elected President of the American College of Gastroenterology
Carol A. Burke, MD, FACG, was elected by the membership as the 2016-2017 President of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), a national specialty association...
New Clinical Advances in Gastroenterology Presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s 81st Annual Meeting
More than 5,000 gastroenterologists and other health care professionals from around the world will convene at The Venetian in Las Vegas for the American College...
Tram T. Tran, MD, FACG, Available to Discuss Hepatitis C: The Past, the Present and the Future
Media Availability with liver disease expert Dr. Tram T. Tran, who is presenting The American Journal of Gastroenterology Lecture, “Hepatitis C: The Past, the Present...
American College of Gastroenterology Announces Winners of Second Annual SCOPYs: Service Award for Colorectal Cancer Outreach, Prevention and Year-Round Excellence
The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) announces the winners of the 2016 SCOPY Awards (Service Award for Colorectal Cancer Outreach, Prevention and Year-Round Excellence) to...
Genome Engineering Paves the Way for Sickle Cell Cure
A team of physicians and laboratory scientists has taken a key step toward a cure for sickle cell disease, using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to fix...
Board Certification: What does it really mean and what should I look for?
Many patients interested in facial rejuvenation surgical procedures have heard, read or been instructed to look for and to be treated by only board certified facial...
What Causes Heartburn?
What your gastroenterologist in Houston wants you to know about heartburn Most people have felt heartburn occasionally after eating spicy or acidic foods, but if...