Background and Aim: Barrett's esophagus has been associated with the presence of hiatal hernia; however, to date no meta-analysis of the relationship has been performed. We aimed to conduct a ...

There are two main types of hiatal hernias. A sliding hiatal hernia, the most common by far, occurs when the gastroesophageal junction protrudes above the diaphragm. A paraesophageal hiatal hernia ...

Research presented at the annual American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) meeting in Philadelphia included studies on the ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD A gastrointestinal (GI) disease affects your digestive tract—the path food and drink take through your body and the digestive organs. GI diseases can impact ...

Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of acid reflux in dogs, with answers to common ...

In a practice-changing guideline reversal, medical societies advised on Tuesday that most patients do not need to stop taking ...

Dementia treatment is more than just medication. It can include lifestyle changes, multimodal therapy, and environmental management, as well. Your dementia treatment plan will depend on underlying ...

The goal of multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment is to slow or stop the immune system's attack on the nervous system. Though several new medications have been approved in recent years that are effective ...

If serious complications occur, additional surgeries may be required to remedy issues caused by the hernia mesh. In some cases, removal of the mesh is not possible due to the development of scar ...

There are a number of treatment options for ED. Initially, a provider may advise the patient to take steps to improve their lifestyle habits, such as increasing their level of physical activity ...

There is no cure for autism—and, in fact, a "cure" isn't the goal of treatment. Autism is a type of neurodivergence, a way of being that differs from what society considers normal. It is characterized ...

James Jones and Chase Daniel go trick or treating by predicting whether QBs such as Aaron Rodgers, Caleb Williams and Baker Mayfield will give their respective teams a treat of Week 9 victory.