New preclinical research suggests that bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, ...

Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the U.S. and the second leading cancer death cause worldwide. But there’s good news: It’s also one of the most ...

Kevin Cunningham's grandfather died at age 43 from colorectal cancer. Cunningham's mother was just 3. Because of this family history, Cunningham, now 40, had his first colonoscopy at 30. His ...

Dr Sood shares why colonoscopy prep can be an uncomfortable experience, but is absolutely necessary for the procedure to have ...

Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013;7(1):77-87. Similar findings were reported by another group of Korean investigators who prospectively studied the quality of bowel preparation in 300 subjects ...

Imagine being Dr. Jennifer Nayor. As a gastroenterologist at Emerson Endoscopy and Digestive Health Center in Concord, she knows most patients would rather be anywhere but her exam room."I know a lot ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In her presentation, Erin Bouquet, MD, from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, said current guidelines ...

Some Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans with drug coverage may cover the cost of colonoscopy prep kits. However, private insurance companies administer these plans, so the coverage ...