Pain in your descending colon might be caused by conditions like constipation, diarrhea, or inflammatory diseases. You should see a healthcare provider if you have abdominal pain, bloody stools, or ...

In patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists was linked to a lower risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a retrospective study presented at the ...

Doctors nationwide are encountering more children with whooping cough, bacterial infections and other serious illnesses, as well as more adults refusing tetanus shots. By Maggie Astor and Dani Blum ...

Photo courtesy City of Atlanta (GA) Fire Rescue Department. We talk a lot about cancer in the fire service—and we should. We’ve made real progress. You can’t keep bunker pants and boots by your bunk ...

Dear Doctors: I am considering having sigmoid surgery. Five years ago, I had pancreatic cancer. I have also had multiple episodes of diverticulitis. Is there any information about how common post-op ...

Piccioli is now raising awareness about colorectal cancer and urging patients to explore transplant options if the disease spreads to the liver A woman with stage 4 cancer received a liver from her ...

Intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) complicated by sinus tract is clinically characterized by nonspecific symptoms. This condition necessitates multidisciplinary collaboration, and a multidimensional ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 64-year-old female who is in moderate health. After a monthslong bout of diarrhea, blood work, and a colonoscopy, I’ve been diagnosed with microscopic colitis. After a round of ...

Dec 8 (Reuters) - Recursion Pharma (RXRX.O), opens new tab, which uses artificial intelligence to discover new drug candidates, said on Monday its experimental oral drug helped reduce abnormal growths ...

A colovesical fistula is the most common type of fistula associated with diverticular disease of the colon. Diverticular disease accounts for 65-75% of vesicoenteric fistulae. We present a case of a ...

A colonoscopy technique involving repeat intubation of the sigmoid colon significantly improves detection of adenomas compared with conventional colonoscopy evaluations, new research showed. “After ...

According to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death, and a person has an average lifetime risk of colon cancer of about one in 25. Diagnosing the ...