The large intestine—which includes the cecum, colon, rectum, and anus—is a key part of the digestive system. It's a long, thin organ at the end of your digestive tract where your body produces ...

University of Florida Health. Aorta anatomy. Johns Hopkins Medicine. Abdominal aortic aneurysm. Harvard Health Medicine. Shining a light on thoracic aortic disease. Lech C, Swaminathan A. Abdominal ...

A bladder ultrasound gives providers clues about how the bladder expands and holds urine. This article lists conditions ...

Madhya Pradesh became the first state in India to offer MBBS courses in Hindi, with 30% of students opting for this bilingual ...

The objectives of this review are to appraise the physiology and anatomy of gut sensation and the efficacy in the relief of visceral pain (typically in IBS) of several classes of therapies. These ...

When it comes to health conditions, your body often takes sides. In fact, there are many illnesses that predominantly affect one side of the body - and that's not simply because we favour one side.

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their ...

This second article in a series focuses on how orthostatic hypotension contributes to falls, and how staff can identify and manage it.

For the first time, researchers at Phoenix's Barrow Neurological Institute have collected and displayed together the ...

Safety issues include misplacement of the tube into the lung or small intestine, migration of the tube outside of the stomach ... include their immature anatomy and physiology, the lack of ...