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 ...

The Singaporean woman left in a vegetative state after a botched gastroscopy in South Korea has returned to Singapore just in time for Chinese New Year. After months of waiting, Ms Tong Ming Yan, 35, ...

Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in the US, with rates steadily on the rise — especially among ...

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 ...

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

Negative colonoscopy screening results were linked to lower long-term CRC incidence and mortality. These findings support extending the 10-year recommended rescreening interval for those at low ...

Thienopyridines should be stopped (clopidogrel for 5 days and prasugrel for 7 days) prior to procedure and aspirin ... Bowel preparations for colonoscopy vary with respect to their efficacy ...

Before a colonoscopy, it’s important to follow ... lost electrolytes and prevent dehydration.” If you get anesthesia for the procedure, you’ll likely be given intravenous (IV) fluids which ...

In June, at his doctor’s recommendation, Tom Contos of Chicago had a colonoscopy — a procedure that’s performed ... administering anesthesia and monitoring their recovery, says Dr. Glenn ...

Beginning Jan. 1, patients in four states now have full insurance coverage for their colonoscopy procedures. In Nebraska ... bowel preparation medications prescribed for the screening and anesthesia ...