Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms extend beyond typical esophageal symptoms such as heartburn and regurgitation ...

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

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) causes inflammation and swelling in your esophagus. It shouldn't change the length of your life, but it could affect your quality of life. Over time, EoE can leave ...

Looking for an eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) doctor? Whether you've just been diagnosed or you've been managing the condition for a while, it's likely you'll need more than one healthcare ...

Esophageal cancer is classified into adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, with dysphagia as a common symptom. Diagnosis involves endoscopy, biopsy, and imaging to confirm cancer presence and ...

Patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) often describe the condition as painful, disruptive and frightening. The rare chronic disease causes inflammation of the esophagus, leading to abdominal ...

Objective: Concurrent pulmonary diseases are common in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, whether GERD increase the incidence of pulmonary diseases is uncertain because of ...

It was taking too long for patients of Seemal Awan, M.D., to get a procedure that checked their esophagus for a particular kind of white blood cell called the eosinophil that is a sign of Eosinophilic ...

A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine has shed light on the process that drives Barrett’s esophagus formation. This condition affects the ...

Esophageal cancer is relatively rare, making up only 1% of all cancer diagnoses in the US. However, it is also one of the most deadly cancers — with a five-year survival rate of only 20%.