Fighting esophageal cancer starts by addressing the reasons behind it. Esophageal cancer is an aggressive form of cancer, and one that often remains asymptomatic until relatively late in the disease ...

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) identified a potential new therapeutic target for eosinophilic ...

GERD? That’s short for gastroesophageal reflux disease, and it affects roughly one in five of us. And others don’t even know ...

Thanksgiving is now only a few days away, and while it may feel good to fill your belly, overdoing it can cause some health ...

PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) -- This week's Medical Frontiers focuses on Thoracic and Esophageal Disease. Dr. Gerald Pifer and KDKA's Robert Mangino welcomed two expert doctors on these diseases.

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease occurs when gastric acid repeatedly enters the oesophagus, causing heartburn, regurgitation ...

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD; or GORD when spelling oesophageal, the BE form) is defined as chronic symptoms or mucosal damage produced by the abnormal reflux of gastric contents into the ...

The Current Medical and Surgical Management of Esophageal Disease conference will host distinguished speakers from across the nation. The course will promote interdisciplinary practices among ...

Achalasia is a rare disease – it affects 1 in 100,000 people – characterized by a loss of nerve cells in the esophageal wall. While its cause remains unknown, a new study by a team of researchers at ...

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