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Most everybody shares the same reaction to learning they have to undergo a colonoscopy. However, Kenneth J. Vega, MD, has made it his mission to turn anxiety, fear, and stress about the procedure into peace, calmness, and relaxation about the...
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In a Grand Rounds presentation earlier this month, a gastroenterologist shared that doctors could save the lives of enough patients to fill Yankee Stadium five times over if they could increase colorectal cancer screening rates.
Dr. Satish S.C. Rao is helping lead a federally funded initiative that will provide the first head-to-head comparison of the benefits, side effects and costs of three Food and Drug Administration-approved treatments already in regular use.
Augusta University Health’s Adrenal Center will celebrate its grand opening on Jan. 29. The center represents a collaboration between clinical care and research to provide multidisciplinary, comprehensive and timely care to patients with diseases of...
Home-based biofeedback therapy is effective option for tough-to-treat constipation.
Anyone looking for a healthy digestive system has come across probiotics, but they might not be the saving grace you’re thinking.
Probiotic use is a link between brain fogginess, severe bloating
Dr. Satish Rao spoke with Men’s Health about the importance of digestive health.
Everybody poops, according to Women’s Health magazine writer Tracey Middleton. But the real question is: How frequently should you be going? It can cause anxiety if you and your roommate are on different ends of the spectrum. But experts...
Saying you want to get healthy isn’t going to mean much if you don’t know how exactly you’re going to put that into play, according to Men’s Health magazine. So writer Elizabeth Millard asked 9 doctors across the U.S. – including Dr...
This column was originally published Sept. 29 in Men’s Health, and it was published again Oct. 31. Dr. Satish S.C. Rao, director of the Digestive Health Center at Augusta University, gives Men’s Health readers some toe-tingling reasons...
Dr. Alan Herline, Section Chief of Minimally Invasive and Digestive Diseases Surgery and Associate Director of the Digestive Health Center, talks about returning to Augusta and the benefits of working at an academic medical center. “I work at...
Dr. Satish S.C. Rao, director of the Digestive Health Center at Augusta University, gives Men’s Health readers some toe-tingling reasons to keep your toilet time short in this Ask a Doctor feature. Here are a few takeaways: Your feet are more...
The belly is a sensitive area for many of us: both literally and figuratively. Along with our waistline and hips, a lot of stress can accompany how we view our own midsections. Even if you’re at a healthy weight, with a normal body mass index (BMI)...
Dr. Satish S.C. Rao talks to Men’s Health magazine about burping, and it’s a lot of information to swallow. Here are a few takeaways: Interestingly, physicians usually refer to a burp as a “belch.” Most people burp about 3 to...
Dr. Sean Lee has accepted the position as director of the Center of Obesity and Metabolism, where he will direct the clinical and research obesity and metabolic efforts within the Digestive Health Center as well as expanding clinical efforts in...
Strange as it may sound, there’s a pretty well established link between bowel movements and death, according to digestive health expert Dr. Satish Rao. Blame a rare condition called defecation syncope, a fancy term for the loss of consciousness, or...
Dr. Satish Rao, director of Georgia Regents University Digestive Health Center, was recently featured in Men’s Health for his team’s research into a very common, but very perplexing, question: Why does a cup of Joe make you have to go...
