Colon cancer is the third most common cancer globally, behind 1.9 million cases, and the second biggest cause of ...

Inflammatory bowel disease, often called IBD, is a long-term condition that causes ongoing inflammation in the digestive system. The two main types are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. People ...

Affecting roughly half a million Americans each year, bacterial infections caused by Clostridioides difficile—commonly known as C. diff—are a serious and persistent problem for patients and hospitals ...

Affecting roughly half a million Americans each year, bacterial infections caused by Clostridioides difficile—commonly known ...

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Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine are studying C. diff at multiple levels, from how individual bacterial ...

Alabama hospitals performed better than the national level in three major infection categories in 2024, according to a new report from the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH).

According to the report, Alabama hospitals performed better than the national average in three of four key infection ...

Diverticulosis is a common condition among older adults. Eating high-fiber foods can help lower the risk of diverticulitis.

A 20-year-old woman experienced on-and-off stomach pain, then sudden nausea and chills. She was diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer.

ON THIS PAGESymptomsComplicationsWhy Fulminant Colitis OccursWhat to Do During a Severe UC FlareAfter a Fulminant UC EpisodeFor some people with ulcerative colitis (UC), the symptoms are mild. But for ...