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Gastro Health & Nutrition-Katy opened at 1259 FM 1463, Ste. 500, Katy, in June. The office offers patients specialized gastroenterology treatments, including the gastrointestinal motility SmartPill, an ingestible capsule that measures pressure, acidity and temperature as it travels through the GI tract to assess GI motility. 713-429-4550. www.katygastro.com
By Nola Valente
A native Texan, Nola serves as reporter for the Katy edition of Community Impact Newspaper. She studied print journalism at the University of Houston and French at the University of Paris-Sorbonne in France. Nola was previously a foreign correspondent in Jerusalem, Israel covering Middle East news through an internship with an American news outlet.
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