A raft of new studies on cancer and exercise show clear benefits. But a question hangs over the benefits of endurance runners ...

The addition of postsurgical atezolizumab immunotherapy to standard-of-care chemotherapy in patients with stage III deficient ...

A Gynaecologist at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Modibbo Adama Teaching Hospital, Yola, Dr. Sunday Pius, has ...

Vibhu Raghave’s death is a painful reminder that youth is no shield. It is time we took our colon seriously—not just when ...

Having ghost poop could be a sign of a healthy bowel movement, especially because it is well-formed and not too loose or too ...

Results from a new study show that treatment with allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) leads to a greater remission rate than placebo in patients with treatment-refractory perianal fistulas ...

Anal fistulas can be painful and persistent. Here’s what causes them and the best treatment options to manage or eliminate ...

As scientists question the rise in early colon cancer cases, a new study is offering some potential answers. Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a macrophage white blood cell (center ...

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital KATH) has opened its doors to women suffering from obstetric fistula to undergo free surgery to repair damages to their bladder or rectum caused by obstructed labour ...

Akikazu Harada, lead author of the study The research team found that when oxygen becomes scarce in certain areas of a colon tumor, the surrounding fibroblasts (normally 'good' cells that support ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and colon cancer symptoms can look alike. However, unlike IBS, colon cancer may cause bloody stool, fatigue, and unexplained weight loss, among other unique symptoms.

Doctors use endoscopy in several tests throughout the body, but they perform a colonoscopy specifically to view the colon. An endoscopy lets doctors view organs in the body and operate on them ...