IBD in Children and Teens
Living with inflammatory bowel diseases can be especially difficult for younger patients.
Category: Digestive Health
The Connection Between Your Brain and Your Gut
Think your brain and belly don’t talk to each other? Think again.
Think You Have the ‘Stomach Flu’?
You don’t have influenza, but this short-term illness is just as miserable.
Your Burning Chest: How to Stop Acid Reflux and GERD
Learn what causes your stomach acid to bubble up into your esophagus—and what to do about it.
3 Simple Ways to a Happier, Healthier Gut
Want to make your stomach feel better? Bacteria holds the key.
Three UNC School of Medicine faculty awarded PCORI contracts
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has awarded contracts totaling more than $12 million to Michael Kappelman, Kelli Allen and Donna Evon. The largest of the three awards, to Dr. Kappelman, is a 5-year, $8 million contract to compare the effectiveness of two drug therapies in the treatment of Crohn’s disease in children.