Dr. Kwok leung Chung M.D.

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• How This Boy with Crohn's Disease Helps Other Sick Children

  “No matter what happens, I’m going to get through it. Just to focus on the good things that’s going to happen," said Jakob Zernick, an eleven-year-old 6th grader at Central Cambria Middle School in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. This is a pretty profound statement for anyone to make but it’s an...

• How Necessary is a Biopsy for Celiac Disease?

  A biopsy has been considered as one of the gold standards to confirm celiac disease, an autoimmune disease that is caused by gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. A biopsy is an invasive procedure, so some do not want to undergo it. In the past 25 years, more tests have been utilized to...

• Is Appendicitis a Lifelong Condition?

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• What Are Gallstones: Get the Facts

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