A new study from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente found that patients who receive a positive fecal test often delay undergoing colonoscopy – the recommended procedure following a positive ...

Prep for colonoscopy usually involves a laxative beverage to clean you out before providers examine the bowels. Here’s what ...

Anticipating a hunting trip with my brothers, I have been doing a lot of preparation lately. We are updating a spreadsheet, ...

Ciprofol, a novel propofol analogue, was favored over propofol in inducing anesthesia for colonoscopy as it resulted in lower injection pain and blood pressure reduction. In patients undergoing ...

An upper GI endoscopy happens through the throat, while a lower GI colonoscopy involves entry through the anus. Find more ...

Poor bowel preparation also led to repeat colonoscopies for 18.9% of current GLP-1RA users, compared to 11.1% of controls ...

Let’s start with the cheapest, the yearly FIT, or fecal immunochemical test, which looks for fecal blood that might be caused ...

The evolution of gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy has transformed CRC diagnostics since its early 20th-century origins.

Another "loophole" in colonoscopy reimbursements is the fact that if a colonoscopy becomes diagnostic, patients can expect to pay 15% of the Medicare-approved amount for a physicians' services. In ...

Significant heterogeneity in patient ages, bowel preparation scores, and colonoscopy indications were noted across the ...

The only hitch in this plan, he later realized, was that he could not partake in his usual Election Day pastime: getting “rip-roaring drunk” (which is prohibited during colonoscopy prep).

Everyone knows that colonoscopies save lives, but that doesn't make drinking a lot of liquid laxatives in preparation for the ...