The CLDN18.2-targeting asset is currently under priority review by China’s NMPA, which could see it join the country’s ...

Each year, about 250,000 Americans undergo sleeve gastrectomy, one of the most common weight-loss operations in the United ...

The consumption of processed meat is associated with an increased risk for gastric cancer and oesophageal adenocarcinoma, a ...

GIP drugs such as tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) are transforming metabolic health. Learn how they work, their uses, and ...

Two of the most common bariatric procedures are gastric sleeve surgery and gastric bypass.

Restrictive surgeries are used for producing weight loss. Food intake is restricted by creating a small pouch at the top of the stomach where the food enters from the esophagus. The pouch initially ...

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Reviewed by Anuj K. Patel, MD, Clinical Director of the Center for Esophageal and Gastric Cancer at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School in ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

Disturbances of gastric and intestinal motor functions such as gastroparesis, functional dyspepsia, enteric dysmotility, IBS and constipation affect a large proportion of the population worldwide, ...

Disordered gastric emptying is common in patients with longstanding type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus; however, the prevalence and natural history of diabetic gastroparesis is ...

Gastric emphysema (GE) is a rare, but serious condition that affects the stomach. Compared with other types of emphysema that affect the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, it’s estimated that 9% of all ...