MedPage Today (8/27, Fiore) reported a letter in The Lancet suggesting that “the data ‘mandate’ that clinicians warn patients having Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery that they could experience ‘a major difference in their capacity to handle alcohol after their surgery.’” The effect may be due to “alcohol-producing bacteria that accumulate in the bypassed duodenal-jejunal loop”… Read more »
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Celiac Complaints Rising In US
HealthDay (8/20, Thompson) reported, “Complaints of celiac disease are on the rise in the United States,” with “one in every 133 US residents” believed to be affected by the disease, although “adults with celiac disease often don’t suffer the digestive symptoms associated with gluten intolerance.” This “increased incidence rate has left researchers scrambling to figure… Read more »
Welcome Dr. Michael Roth to Gastroenterology Specialties and Lincoln Endoscopy Center
Dr. Michael Roth will be joining Gastroenterology Specialties and Lincoln Endoscopy Center in August. Dr. Roth has a fellowship and board certification in gastroenterology. He has spent the last year obtaining advanced interventional training in ERCP and EUS. Call to schedule your appointment with Dr. Michael Roth.
