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
Building a colon cancer-free zone April 25, 2018 | UCI Health While supervising his father’s care for colon cancer at UC Irvine Medical Center, Dr. Kenneth Chang realized the need for GI doctors who... Read More Tags breakthroughs cancer 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
Gingered brown rice pudding December 12, 2017 | UCI Health This tasty dish is loaded with ginger to relieve post-holiday meal indigestion. Read More Tags digestive health recipes nutrition
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