A man was given two years to live after a colon cancer diagnosis. Now he's healthy thanks to combination of medicine and the ...

Data for this study was provided by the New Hampshire Colonoscopy Registry (NHCR)—a statewide colonoscopy registry funded by the National Cancer Institute that began (initially through a pilot project ...

A patient who had repeatedly refused routine screening for colorectal cancer (CRC), despite having lost his 80-year-old father to the disease, was again advised to undergo a colonoscopy at age 56. He ...

Patient navigation was more effective than usual care in increasing follow-up colonoscopy rates after an abnormal stool test result, a new randomized controlled trial revealed. The intervention led to ...

New preclinical research suggests that bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A patient navigation program addressed barriers to getting a colonoscopy, including insurance and transportation ...

A number of different trials have demonstrated that water exchange and CO2 insufflation are less painful for colonoscope insertion than air insufflation, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy ...

Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, ...

The demand for colonoscopies is skyrocketing as reimbursements sink, and many leaders feel ASCs are in a perfect position to mitigate that demand. Shakeel Ahmed, MD, gastroenterologist and CEO of ...

A new study, published in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the scientific journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, reports that the diagnostic yield of colonoscopy to ...

WORCESTER — The next time you need a colonoscopy, make sure you read the fine print if your health insurance coverage is with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. The insurer changed its policy, ...