Category: Nutrition

Clinical Correlations


Dietary Issues after Bariatric Surgery

GI Nutrition 2 min read

flintstones.jpgCommentary by Melissa Freeman MD, Endocrinology Section Editor

A new outpatient Bariatric Surgery Clinic recently opened at Bellevue Hospital Center. This clinic offers laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding to patients 18 years of age or older who …

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Ethical Dilemmas: Artificial Feeding

Ethics Nutrition 3 min read

ethics.pngCommentary by Shrujal Baxi MD, Ethics Section Editor, and Joseph Lowy MD, Medical Director, Palliative Care Service at NYU Hospital

Mrs. Pleasant is an 85 year old woman brought into the ER by her son for …

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Outbreak: Toxic Tacos

Update 12/12/06  Download new NY DOH Alert

Several Taco Bell restaurants in our area have been shut down recently due to an outbreak of E. Coli O157:H7.  At least 22 people are infected, and most are under age 18.  Interestingly, at …

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