GLP-1 drugs are 36% more effective than aspirin in reducing colorectal cancer risk, with fewer side effects like acute kidney ...

A retrospective single-centre study finds that a dual-energy CT protocol is non-inferior to a conventional triphasic CT ...

Gastrointestinal bleeding in GIST patients significantly impacts recurrence-free and overall survival, with gastric bleeding linked to worse prognosis. Bleeding is less common in the small intestine, ...

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 ...

A widely available drug helps prevent upper gastrointestinal bleeding in critically ill adults on a breathing machine, according to the results of a global study and meta-analysis led by researchers ...

Background: Some people who suffer an upper gastrointestinal bleed or perforation die. The mortality rate was estimated at 12% in studies published before 1997, but a systematic survey of more recent ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Chan and colleagues assessed data on 19,114 patients from Aspree, an aspirin primary prevention trial. In the ...

Endoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that can diagnose a stomach ulcer. A long, thin tube with a camera on the end is placed down your throat and into your stomach. If needed, treatment is also ...

Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE), or watermelon stomach, is a rare condition that causes the blood vessels in the stomach lining to weaken and bleed. Red stripes appear on the stomach lining, so ...

Both conditions involve symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding, though a major difference is that hematochezia often presents as bright red blood in the stool, while melena appears as black, tarry ...