Diane Ladd, the three-time Academy Award-nominated actress and mother of Laura Dern, died on November 3 at the age of 89. Her cause of death was identified as acute on chronic hypoxic respiratory ...

Heartburn is common, but persistent chest discomfort or difficulty swallowing could signal serious issues. Gastroesophageal ...

Heartburn, a common ailment, can sometimes signal Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). While GERD is manageable, ...

While gastroesophageal reflux disease affects both men and women, men tend to experience more severe symptoms and ...

For most people, swallowing is second nature, but how does it occur, and why do some people have difficulty with it? Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan have started to tackle these questions by ...

In healthy swallowing, liquid quickly passes from the mouth to the stomach. In individuals with esophageal motility disorders, this process is disrupted. Fukuoka, Japan—For most people, swallowing is ...

Chest pain when swallowing is usually due to problems with your esophagus, including esophagitis and motility disorders that affect the movement of food down the esophagus. Esophageal injuries caused ...

Esophageal catheters play a pivotal role in diagnosing and treating a range of gastrointestinal and esophageal disorders. As the burden of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), achalasia, and ...

U.S. Patent No. 12379378-B2 protects biomarker-driven systems and methods to assess progression risk in Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma; issuance follows the successful BE-Smart ™ ...