Colonoscopy remains a cornerstone of colorectal cancer prevention, but GI leaders say the procedure’s role, and the business model built around it, is shifting fast. Here’s what five leaders have told ...
New preclinical research suggests that bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, ...
If you’re between the ages of 45 and 85, you should have a colorectal cancer screening routine in place, per the American Cancer Society (ACS). But a colonoscopy—in which your doctor uses a special ...
FIT checks for blood in the stool, which can indicate the presence of colorectal cancer or polyps. Patients collect stool ...
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month — the perfect time to talk about the importance of screening for colon cancer via colonoscopies. When you're ready to make an appointment, did you know there ...
An at-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as the traditional screening, health experts say, and more agreeable. By Paula Span Most Americans who are due for a colon cancer screening will receive ...
Kristen Bell recently shared some interesting health news with fans: She had a colonoscopy at 41. More recently, the actress brought up her colonoscopy on her husband Dax Shepard's Feb. 7 Armchair ...
The number of “urgent” colonoscopies not completed within target times almost tripled last year compared to 2024, HSE figures ...
According to a 2025 survey conducted by the Prevent Cancer Foundation, only 51% of U.S. adults 21 and older say they have had ...
China creates ingestible, luminous microspheres that detect intestinal bleeding and are retrieved with a magnet, a ...
Dr Sood shares why colonoscopy prep can be an uncomfortable experience, but is absolutely necessary for the procedure to have ...
The colonoscopy: It may be the most dreaded screening test out there, and it's the next step in KQED's PriceCheck project. We turned to crowdsourcing because health care prices are wildly variable and ...