Esophageal dilation is a treatment to help stretch, or dilate, abnormal narrowings found in the esophagus. These narrowings are called strictures and can occur from a variety of health problems. They ...

The esophagus is a muscular tube that carries food and liquids from the throat to the stomach. The esophagus runs through the middle of the chest cavity and has two circular muscles called sphincters ...

esophageal strictures and esophageal rings. [13] The symptoms of heartburn and regurgitation have been found to be highly specific for diagnosing GERD, although they may have a low sensitivity.

Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic digestive disease caused by recurrent regurgitation of acid from the ...

Zendaya turned heads at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards when she rocked a sparkling ring on that finger. The Challengers actress ...

EoE is a chronic esophageal inflammatory disease of undetermined pathology and physiology. In childhood, vague symptoms associated with GERD and feeding difficulties are the first manifestations.

Country-level esophageal cancer incidence and mortality rates by four-tier HDI, 2022. Credit: Cancer Biology & Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2024.0145 ...

A 2021 study in the Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research found that people who sipped a cup of peppermint tea (which ...

Topical steroids taken daily or twice daily do not result in significantly varying outcomes among individuals with eosinophilic esophagitis.

The best smart ring on the market with an app that visualizes all of your health data in a useful and easy format. Smart rings that you put around your finger gather the same health data as a ...

While smartwatches like the Apple Watch Series 10 and Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra dominate the wearable tech scene, a new contender is steadily gaining traction: the smart ring. These unobtrusive ...

Upper endoscopy allows your doctor to examine the lining of your esophagus, stomach and first part of the small intestine. It is the best test for evaluating reflux-induced esophageal injury and ...