Music, film and TV star, Will Smith, decided he could no longer delay the inevitable. At age 51, and at the direction of his physician, he underwent his first colonoscopy. This humorous and info…
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United Digestive Expands in Georgia, Partners with the Center for Digestive & Liver Health
United Digestive, a physician practice management company focused on gastroenterology, today announced its partnership with Savannah-based Center for Digestive & Liver Health (CDLH). For mor…
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Cologuard® vs. Colonoscopy
If you’ve watched television for more than an hour, you’ve probably seen an ad for Cologuard®, an at-home test promoted as a substitute for a screening colonoscopy. Because colorectal cance…
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Practice Management: The Road Ahead
We are pleased to announce that CEO Mark Gilreath and CMO Steven Morris, MD are featured in the September issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Their article on physician practice m…
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Fourteen AGA Physicians Named “Top Doctors” by Atlanta Magazine
Fourteen physicians from Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates have been named “Top Doctors” in Atlanta magazine’s 2019 annual guide of metro area physicians. Congratulations to Drs. Girish …
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What is Hepatitis C and Do I need to be Checked ?
When to seek evaluation from gastroenterology doctors Overview Chronic hepatitis caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a public health problem worldwide since it affects a large number of peo…
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DO YOU SUFFER FROM HEMORRHOIDS? CRH BANDING MAY BE THE ANSWER!
Hemorrhoids are a condition of enlarged veins located in the anus or rectal region. Common symptoms of inflamed hemorrhoid include continuous inching of the anus which leads to irritation and pa…
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Having difficulty swallowing, also known as dysphagia? When to see a GI specialist
Overview Dysphagia is a symptom that expresses the inability to make the alimentary bolus progress from the…
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SUFFERING FROM BLOATING, NAUSEA, INDIGESTION, FULLNESS, OR STOMACH PAIN? YOU MAY BE SUFFERING FROM GASTROPARESIS
GASTROPARESIS: UNDER DIAGNOSED AND UNDER TREATED In just the way that diabetes started out as a newly discovered disease and has now became the major health condition that we understand today, G…
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Having Difficulties with Swallowing? Food Getting Caught? Dyshpagia? Choking?
Overview Dysphagia is the medical term used to refer to difficulty swallowing, a situation that is usually related to nervous system disorders, tumors, or esophageal diseases. Dysphagia implies …
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