Swapping colonoscopies for swallowing a pill packed with bacteria that can read the condition of our gut could revolutionize ...

Chinese researchers have developed a new sensor made of tiny microspheres packed with blood-sensing bacteria that detect ...

Scientists have created swallowable microsphere “pills” packed with engineered bacteria that can detect signs of gut disease, ...

Hoarseness could be due to an allergy, due to direct irritation of ibuprofen on the throat, or from the worsening of acid ...

Antipsychotic Use Up Among U.S. Medicaid-Enrolled Youth Patients taking the new generation of oral anticoagulants appear to have a higher risk of gastrointestinal bleeding compared with standard care.

Current guidelines recommend 5 to 7 days of broad-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis for upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis. In a systematic review and meta-analysis, shorter ...

Move over, colonoscopies - researchers report in ACS Sensors that they've developed a sensor made of tiny microspheres packed with blood-sensing bacteria that detect markers of gastrointestinal ...

Gastrointestinal bleeding is common among people with cirrhosis due to a complication called portal hypertension. This is elevated blood pressure in the veins that lead to your liver. Cirrhosis is ...

Cavernous haemangiomas are benign vascular lesions that may occur throughout the body, including within the gastrointestinal tract. These lesions comprise dilated blood vessels that can lead to ...

Endoscopy plays a major role in the evaluation of OGIB and the management approach is summarized in Figure 1. Patients with OGIB may present with either occult or overt bleeding. Repeat colonoscopy ...