From viral gastroenteritis to parasitic infestations, here are a few ways by which contaminated food and water can affect the stomach.

Up to two billion people globally are infected with soil-transmitted parasitic worms (helminths). Hookworms are a major cause ...

Half of the world’s human population is infected with the stomach bacteria called Helicobacter pylori, yet it causes disease in only about 10 percent of those infected. Other bacteria living in the ...

A father who spent nearly five months in hospital after developing sepsis has praised the medical staff who saved his life.

Scientists may have found a culprit for what can trigger Crohn’s disease. In some people, exposure to the highly contagious norovirus might increase the risk of the bowel disorder, which causes the ...

WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing upper respiratory illnesses, stomach bugs and fevers.

Although anyone can develop stomach cancer, certain factors increase the risk. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with other maternal infections, intestinal infection and genitourinary tract infection increased the ...

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv preprint* server, researchers examined the impact of helminth infection on the effectiveness of a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ...

Another day, another sick Olympian who spent time in the Seine River. Triathlete Adrien Briffod of Switzerland suffered a stomach infection following the men’s event that took place on Wednesday.