Heartburn, acid reflux, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are related, and the terms are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same. Heartburn is a symptom of acid reflux that ...

The endoscopy hub, which is based in the Nightingale Building, will provide a modern space for diagnostics, surveillance and bowel cancer screening for patients across Cheshire and Merseyside. The ...

In 14% of the cases, systemic steroids and endoscopy were applied, and in only 10% of the cases ... followed by blood tests in 25% of cases and autoimmunity antibody tests in 10%. The manometry test, ...

While this is likely due to these agents’ lack of efficacy when used earlier in their clinical course (thus prompting consultation at an endoscopy referral centre), the overall rate of pharmacotherapy ...

So far these centres have delivered over 9 million tests, checks and scans. The focus now is the full opening and development of these sites so that they, along with new investment in acute imaging ...