Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa Hackman, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. What is hantavirus and how does it spread? Experts weigh in on the fatal disease.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and GI Physicians Inc. is using a walk-through colon to emphasize the importance ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. Not getting enough exercise, eating too many fatty foods, and smoking are all risk factors for heart disease. But new research has found a less ...

Ultra-processed foods disrupt gut microbiome balance, causing inflammation, reduced microbial diversity, and increased gut ...

Nut and legume consumption was not associated with a higher risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but people with ...

—Patients with certain gastrointestinal diseases and comorbid psychiatric diseases are more likely to have adverse healthcare outcomes that require readmission to the hospital and longer lengths ...

Lung disease is a general term for several disorders that include airway diseases, lung tissue diseases, and lung circulation diseases, some of which may lead to respiratory failure. During the ...

There are less than 100 cases reported worldwide. 12 Maria Arini Lopez, PT, DPT, CSCS, CMTPT, CIMT is a freelance medical writer and Doctor of Physical Therapy from Maryland. She has expertise in the ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term healthcare professionals use to describe disorders that cause chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The two types of IBD are ...

Nearly 100 people aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship traveling from Florida to the Western Caribbean were sickened with gastrointestinal ... to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Eighty-nine passengers and two crew members experienced gastrointestinal illness symptoms aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship returning to Tampa, Florida, on Saturday, the Centers for Disease ...

et al., 2023). Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a condition with an unknown origin, characterized by an exacerbated immune response in the body against its own gastrointestinal (GI) microflora, ...