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 ...

Endoscopy is a very important diagnostic and therapeutic tool in medical practice, offering invaluable insights into ...

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 ...

The first procedure was listed as “colonoscopy and biopsy,” while ... patients should consider going to a freestanding endoscopy center or ambulatory surgery center not associated with a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. Read now.