Dr. George P Thomas M.D.

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• Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Applauds New York State Restroom Access Legislation

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• What Is Dysphagia?

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• Living in the Spotlight with Crohn's Disease

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• Learning to Cope with Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity

  For a large sum of individuals around the world, living with a disease or any other type of severe health condition is hard.  Upon learning of the diagnosis, patients must face a life-changing experience, or they have dealt with it their entire life.  Whatever the condition may be, the...

• Five Tips for Living with Jaundice

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