How You'll Know: The sore throat comes with other symptoms you’d expect from those viruses.

Sipping a warm tea or broth helps keep the throat moist and loosens up mucous. “Warm temperatures may also reduce coughing by ...

Recurrent throat pain without fever may not be an infection. Learn how acid reflux and silent GERD can irritate the throat, ...

Esophagitis is inflammation of the esophagus, the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach, and can be caused by various factors including acid reflux, infections, and immune reactions.

Saltwater rinses may have other benefits. If you’re experiencing thick mucus, congestion or symptoms of allergies, an over-the-counter saline spray or nasal irrigation device can clear out your nasal ...

Pain in the chest when swallowing can be the result of consuming something too hot or too big. But it can also be a sign of an underlying condition, such as esophagitis, a hiatal hernia, or cancer. A ...

The esophagus is the tube that connects your mouth to your stomach. Barrett’s esophagus is a condition where the tissue in your lower esophagus becomes damaged. It starts to resemble the tissue in ...

Esophageal pain manifests as symptoms of heartburn and or chest pain. Esophageal pain is a type of visceral pain that is poorly localized owing to divergence of visceral afferents. The esophagus is ...

As a science writer, I’ve spent years covering the rise of allergic conditions. Why couldn’t I figure out my own? Credit...Illustration by James Zucco Supported by By Moises Velasquez-Manoff My year ...

An esophageal perforation is a tear or hole in the esophagus. While it is uncommon, the condition is serious and requires immediate treatment. The esophagus is the tube that passes food and liquids ...

This article was medically reviewed by Raj Dasgupta, M.D., an associate professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and member of the Prevention Medical Review Board, on ...

Esophageal cancer is a serious disease that affects the esophagus, the tube carrying food from the throat to the stomach. It usually grows in silence-and the symptoms become pronounced when the cancer ...