ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 20 (UPI) --Chinese researchers say a new kind of bacteria-packed pill can quickly detect gastrointestinal disease and has the potential to replace invasive colonoscopies in ...

On 'Live with Kelly and Mark,' the morning show host admitted that he should have already gotten screened for colon cancer Manoli Figetakis/Getty Mark Consuelos shared that he underwent a colonoscopy, ...

Health insurance companies send all kinds of things in the mail: brochures about benefits, branded items such as coasters and duffel bags, and reminders to get certain health tests done. Some have ...

A groundbreaking study published in the peer-reviewed journal Music and Medicine demonstrates that intraoperative music therapy significantly reduces the amount of propofol and fentanyl required ...

Removing cost-sharing for follow-up colonoscopy led to a 41.2% increase in utilization, demonstrating the impact of financial barriers on screening completion. The study used an interrupted time ...

Olympus is launching what it describes as its first in a series of artificial intelligence-powered applications bound for the U.S., starting with a program designed to assist in detecting polyps ...

Scientists at the University of Geneva have created the first detailed catalogue of gut bacteria at the subspecies level, unlocking powerful new ways to detect colorectal cancer. By applying machine ...

Having a doctor stick a camera up your butt searching for cells that could turn into cancer is never going to be fun. But it’s still the most effective way to screen for colon and rectal cancer, the ...

The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) to assist colonoscopies is linked to a reduction in the ability of endoscopists (health professionals who perform colonoscopies) to detect precancerous ...

Instead of a colonoscopy, a healthcare professional will typically order the following tests to check for signs of liver damage: Although a colonoscopy does not check for liver damage, it can help ...

Time for a rear-ality check. Colorectal cancer rates have been rising among adults younger than 50 since the 1990s, a troubling trend that has perplexed scientists. Because of the increase in cases, ...