Medical treatment results in more readmissions ... in the vast majority of patients with acute diverticulitis and its milder forms of complications. This is because the calculated probability ...

Diverticulosis and diverticulitis are diseases of the elderly ... The rate of the "in-hospital" surgeries as well as the rate of complications at admission were not different between young ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a symptom of a disease, condition, or injury affecting ...

A colonoscopy is a procedure used to allow a doctor to view and directly image the inside of a patient's large intestine.

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a common health issue in the United States, affecting millions of adults. It is a ...

The research also investigates peritoneal lavage treatment for diverticulitis with peritonitis ... whether preoperative radiological factors can predict postoperative complications and recurrence.

Hello, Health Rounds Readers! Today we feature a study that found yet another potential health benefit of GLP-1 drugs, this ...

People with diabetes who were taking GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs such as tirzepatide and semaglutide had significantly lower ...

Last week a patient came to see me looking very unwell. Having just come out of hospital after her first attack of diverticulitis, she was understandably anxious to learn how to ward off further ...

"These findings from such a large number of patients and procedures suggest that taking these drugs shouldn't worsen overall post-surgical complications and may even reduce the likelihood of some ...

Taking the 'GLP-1 receptor agonist' class of anti-obesity drugs is related with lower rates of post-surgery complications in people with diabetes, according to a study. Patients taking the anti ...