Category: Gastroenterology and Hepatology
New study aims to address the opioid crisis in western North Carolina
Three ºÚÁÏÍø researchers are joining forces with investigators at RTI International to devise solutions to address the opioid epidemic and related public health problems in eight counties in North Carolina’s western tip.
Four ºÚÁÏÍø Gastroenterology Faculty receive Award for Carolina Care Excellence
Each year, ºÚÁÏÍø Health Care administers the CMS-approved Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG-CAHPS) survey to solicit feedback from patients. One question on that survey asks patients if they would recommend their provider’s office to friends and family. One hundred and thirty three of our providers had more than 94 percent of their pati … Read more
ºÚÁÏÍø Study of Elimination Diet for Eosinophilic Esophagitis Among Top 10 Downloaded in APT Journal
An elimination diet resulted in 40% of eosinophilic esophagitis patients achieving a histologic response, which was maintained in 20% after two years of treatment.