Background and Aim: Barrett's esophagus has been associated with the presence of hiatal hernia; however, to date no meta-analysis of the relationship has been performed. We aimed to conduct a ...

ROACH: I am a 74-year-old woman who is active and healthy. I recently had an endoscopy, and the findings were a hiatal hernia of about 5 centimeters with some inflammation. I have been having ...

Minimally invasive surgeons Brett Parker and Brenda Zosa answer questions on Paraesophageal Hernia. Questions include: When a patient should have surgery, the difference between paraesophageal hernia ...

As historic wildfires blaze a path of destruction across Los Angeles County in California, hundreds of incarcerated firefighters have been deployed to help battle the flames. Since the fires began ...

Among those attempting to quell these fires are incarcerated persons working in a three-way partnership between the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), CAL FIRE ...

However, some hernias, particularly if they cause pain or become incarcerated (when the tissue becomes trapped), may require more attention and treatment. A hernia can become serious if it leads ...

Some of the money will go to necessities the incarcerated firefighters say they need — such as new boots, toiletries and other gear, Lewis said. “Whatever they need, we’ll purchase,” he to ...

LOS ANGELES — About 800 incarcerated firefighters are battling the unprecedented fires raging across Southern California, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Want this delivered to your inbox? Subscribe to future newsletters. More than 900 incarcerated firefighters were responding as of Friday to the fires in Southern California, according to California ...

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The crews of incarcerated firefighters are embedded with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) to assist its nearly 4,700 firefighters. The imprisoned firefighters ...