Colorectal cancer screening now recommended at 45 July 17, 2018 | UCI Health Screening for colorectal cancer as early as age 45 will save lives, say UCI Health colorectal cancer experts. Read More Tags colorectal cancer cancer digestive health prevention
Is surgical mesh safe for my hernia surgery? June 12, 2018 | UCI Health UCI Health surgeon Marcelo Hinojosa, MD, says he counsels his patients about the benefits and risks of using surgical mesh to repair a hernia. When... Read More Tags digestive health
Crohn’s disease: treating the individual March 29, 2018 | UCI Health Michelle Schwartz was 12 years old when she started having severe stomach pains. Soon, she learned a family secret: a generational history of... Read More Tags digestive health IBD patient stories
A marathon runner’s race to beat colon cancer November 14, 2017 | UCI Health Nearly five years ago, Steve McIntyre was treated by a team of doctors for colon cancer. Today he is training for his second Boston Marathon. Read More Tags cancer colorectal cancer digestive health
Ask a doctor about GERD (video) November 08, 2017 | UCI Health UCI Health interventional gastroenterologist Dr. Kenneth Chang and gastrointestinal surgeon Dr. Brian Smith recently went live on Facebook to... Read More Tags digestive health prevention
Cough? Hoarse voice? It could be GERD October 26, 2017 | UCI Health Heartburn is not the only symptom of acid reflux disease. Persistent throat clearing, a sour taste that won’t go away and difficulty... Read More Tags digestive health