Four gastroenterologists talked to Medscape Medical News about the importance of taking common gut complaints seriously — ...

Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month takes place in April. Its purpose is to raise awareness about esophageal cancer and campaign for research funding. People who develop esophageal cancer often do not ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Factors such as obesity, tobacco consumption, and older age can increase the risk of developing esophageal cancer. Some risk factors are within a person’s control, while others are not. Esophageal ...

Jerry He, Chief Executive Officer of Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology (HRGN), added, “This study works toward bringing a regenerative solution to patients with serious unmet needs. About ...

Approximately 600 times a day, the esophagus ferries whatever is in your mouth down to your stomach. It’s usually a one-way route, but sometimes acid escapes the stomach and travels back up. That can ...

Cryotherapy isn’t a curative treatment for stage 4 esophageal cancer. Instead, it’s used to relieve one of the major symptoms of this stage: difficulty swallowing. Esophageal cancer in stage 4 can be ...

Increased esophageal hypervigilance and anxiety were associated with worse post-treatment symptoms and poor quality of life in patients with achalasia, a rare esophageal motility disorder, according ...

The esophagus connects the pharynx and the stomach via a long tube. The inflammation in the veins of the esophagus is termed as esophageal varices. As the enlarged veins are very close to the inner ...

Reflux sometimes includes bile. Cutting out certain foods may help alleviate reflux, but consult with a doctor for the best ...

A few years ago Rob Ricco* flexed in a mirror as he walked past it. But that particular moment ended up being one that will stay in his memory forever. In his reflection, he noticed there was a slight ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After three stressful years, Mark Sevillano Jr. felt like his life was falling into place. At the start of 2024, he began working ...