Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also known as gastro oesophageal reflux disease, is more than just the occasional ...

According to the National Cancer Institute, last year an estimated 22,370 people were diagnosed with esophageal cancer. One of those diagnosed was local legend and champion for civil rights everywhere ...

Paying attention to meal timing, like avoiding late-night eating, helps keep reflux under control. The esophageal sphincter is a muscle at the bottom of your esophagus that acts like a one-way door.

Effective treatments are available for GERD. A bundle of muscles called the esophageal sphincter normally prevents stomach acid from entering the esophagus (food tube). It acts as a valve that opens ...

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The esophagus is the organ in the throat that moves food from the mouth to the stomach. Esophageal cancers make up approximately 1% of cancer diagnoses in the U.S., making them rare. Because many ...

When determining whether a hiatal hernia requires surgery, doctors often consider the symptoms and the type of hernia. Surgery may be recommended if the hernia become large enough that it bulges ...

On Wednesday, firefighters with the Raleigh Fire Department were offered screenings for esophageal precancer through a new test. The Raleigh Professional Firefighters Association, Local 548 ...

Tevimbra is also indicated for esophageal cancer as monotherapy in adults with unresectable or metastatic ESCC after prior systemic chemotherapy that did not include a PD-L1 inhibitor, and in ...

The cancer typically begins in the inner layer of the esophagus wall and grows outward, but it can start anywhere. Esophageal cancer is a rare cancer, accounting for just 1 percent of cancer cases ...