The human gastrointestinal system principally refers to the stomach and intestine, but can encompass the entire gastrointestinal tract, including all structures and organs from the mouth to the anus.

pathology and disorders of the gastrointestinal system. The year 2024 was momentous for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): the approval of the first medication for ...

Another "loophole" in colonoscopy reimbursements is the fact that if a colonoscopy becomes diagnostic, patients can expect to pay 15% of the Medicare-approved amount for a physicians' services. In ...

Gastroenterology and hepatology focuses on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and pathology of the digestive system. Students in this field study the prognosis and treatment of digestive ...

In a practice-changing guideline reversal, medical societies advised on Tuesday that most patients do not need to stop taking ...

The annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology was held from Oct. 25 to 30 in Philadelphia and attracted ...

Fred Hutch Cancer Center, we not only treat patients who have gastrointestinal (GI) cancers — we help prevent people from getting these cancers of the digestive system in the first place. If genetic ...

Phytocannabinoids from the plant Cannabis sativaor synthetic cannabinoid compounds have fundamental effects on gastrointestinal ... of the enteric nervous system network during hypermotility ...

Not everyone responds equally well to treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). What will work for individual patients ...

Kristen Horn has become the latest to work at Cape Gastroenterology Specialists, a Saint Francis Healthcare System medical partner. Horn graduated from Maryville University in St. Louis in 2023.