Other potentially serious conditions include esophageal varices associated with advanced liver disease and esophageal cancer. This article explains the anatomy ... in adults that starts at the pharynx ...

The U.S. surgeon general called for warning labels on alcoholic beverages last week, citing the link between alcohol and ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a symptom of a disease, condition, or injury affecting ...

The American Association of Cancer Research’s latest Cancer Progress Report highlighted the role alcohol has in causing ...

In early 2024, the World Health Organization predicted that by 2050 there will be more than 35 million new cancer cases ...

The U.S. surgeon general is calling for an update to warning labels on alcoholic beverages to talk about the risk of cancer.

Most people enjoy an occasional visit to their favorite bar or a glass of wine after a long day at work. But a new study by ...

The U.S. Public Health Service is calling for alcohol-containing beverages to include warning labels about the risk of cancer ...

However, esophageal dilation can be a useful method of relieving symptoms. Your healthcare provider will likely send you to either an otolaryngologist (ear, nose and throat doctor) or, more likely, a ...

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned cancer risk increases with the number of drinks. His report highlights alcohol ...

The strongest association was found between hiatal hernia and long segment Barrett's esophagus. Although individual studies have shown a higher prevalence of hiatal hernia in BE patients compared ...

When a perforation has occurred, an anterior fundoplication is usually chosen in preference to a posterior one because the stomach ... side between the fundus and the right side of the esophageal ...