Endoscopy procedures for the digestive system—upper endoscopy and colonoscopy—are similar in that they require preparation ...

If your doctor recommends you have a colonoscopy, don’t worry. You may think it’s going to be a terrible procedure, but it won’t be. Most likely you won’t even be awake to remember it.

More than 15 million people in the U.S. undergo one every year, according to a 2023 review in the journal Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology. A colonoscopy is an invasive procedure in ...

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 ...

Neal Kaushal, MD, a gastroenterologist from Sonora, Calif., highlighted colon cancer screening as the most promising growth area for ASCs. This is largely driven by revised guidelines recommending ...

Individuals with negative colonoscopy screening results had lower long-term risk for colorectal cancer and related mortality, with researchers suggesting the recommended 10-year rescreening interval ...

Beginning Jan. 1, patients in four states now have full insurance coverage for their colonoscopy procedures. In Nebraska, a law went into effect requiring insurance companies to cover every part of ...

The Air Assist ™ is designed for single use, ensuring safety and convenience, and aims to set a new standard in colonoscopy procedures by reducing frustration and improving efficiency.

While AI-assisted colonoscopy improves adenoma detection rates, it also increases the detection of non-neoplastic lesions.