Tiny ingestible spheres filled with engineered bacteria can detect intestinal bleeding by glowing when they encounter heme. Early tests in mice suggest they could become a quick, noninvasive way to ...

When you have iron-deficiency anemia, low iron leads to a lack of red blood cells to carry oxygen to various parts of your body. Sometimes a gastrointestinal (GI) disorder causes this type of anemia.

Endoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that can diagnose a stomach ulcer. A long, thin tube with a camera on the end is placed down your throat and into your stomach. If needed, treatment is also ...

Antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, are a mainstay of depression treatment, but a new study warns that taking common painkillers alongside SSRIs may raise the ...

Rivaroxaban (Xarelto; Bayer/Janssen) carries a significantly higher risk of gastrointestinal bleeding—including major GI bleeding—than do other direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) across a real-world ...

A lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleed can happen as a result of an injury, ulceration, or inflammation. Treatment depends on the severity of the bleeding. In many cases, lower GI bleeds stop on their ...

Study shows most pediatric melena cases stem from upper gut ulcers, mainly //duodenal * Even 50-100 mL of blood in the stomach can turn stool black . Suddenly finding that your ...

In this Special Feature, we round up the existing evidence on the gastrointestinal symptoms of COVID-19. Share on Pinterest What do we know about the gastrointestinal symptoms of COVID-19? Willie B.

Move over, colonoscopies — researchers report in ACS Sensors that they’ve developed a sensor made of tiny microspheres packed with blood-sensing bacteria that detect markers of gastrointestinal ...

The next time you're suffering from heartburn or an upset stomach, you might want to take a second look at the antacids you have in your medicine cabinet. Doctors say there might be a sneaky ...