Prep for colonoscopy usually involves a laxative beverage to clean you out before providers examine the bowels. Here’s what ...

An upper GI endoscopy happens through the throat, while a lower GI colonoscopy involves entry through the anus. Find more ...

Poor bowel preparation also led to repeat colonoscopies for 18.9% of current GLP-1RA users, compared to 11.1% of controls ...

Another "loophole" in colonoscopy reimbursements is the fact that if a colonoscopy becomes diagnostic, patients can expect to pay 15% of the Medicare-approved amount for a physicians' services. In ...

But patients taking GLP-1 drugs did have a greater likelihood of retained gastric contents and of aborted upper endoscopies, ...

New blood tests are now available to screen for colorectal (colon) cancer, providing a simpler alternative to traditional ...

SATURDAY, Nov. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Everyone knows that colonoscopies save lives, but that doesn't make drinking a lot of liquid laxatives in preparation for the procedure any less daunting.

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Past research has shown low-volume bowel prep to be similarly safe and effective as high-volume prep, but that was in ...

Stanford researchers found that new blood tests for colorectal cancer screening are not as effective as colonoscopies or ...