CHENNAI: Ever wondered how digestion happens in the body? The food we eat transverse through four tubes — the oesophagus, ...

Every minute, 38 people are diagnosed with cancer, and 18 people die from it globally, according to the World Health ...

If you have either of these stool-based screening tests and receive a positive result, Medicare also pays for a follow-up colonoscopy. Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans cover 100% of the costs ...

Method PCCRC-4yr (6–48 months after a colonoscopy) were identified by linking hospital episode statistics and cancer registry databases. The cancer cases were the most recent and may not have ...

Mayor Eric Adams of New York said he underwent anesthesia last week for what officials said was a colonoscopy, but then the ...

A young mother has revealed the symptoms that led to her stage 3 colorectal diagnosis. About 150,000 Americans are diagnosed ...

Queensland has the third highest prevalence of a debilitating bowel disease that impacts 180,000 Australians, costing ...

We investigated case-mix adjusted variation in infection rates by ASC. Results The rates of postendoscopic infection per 1000 procedures within 7 days were 1.1 for screening colonoscopy, 1.6 for ...

Acute pancreatitis is a common surgical presentation, frequently caused by gallstones and alcohol. Here we present an unusual case of a recurrent episode of pancreatitis after an unremarkable ...

A colonoscopy exam allows a doctor to see the ... Before your prep starts, some people find it helpful to cover their rectum with a diaper cream like Desitin and reapply throughout the prep.

The NHS doesn’t offer bowel screening until we’re 50. Yet with cancer rates rising, it may be worth forking out for a private test ...

In August, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 2385, mandating insurance coverage for all colonoscopies for patients exhibiting symptoms of colon cancer or having an existing colon condition ...