AAAHC’s benchmarking study is based on clinical studies of YAG laser posterior capsulotomy surgeries between January and June 2018. The study includes 25 organizations with a combined 15,788 YAG laser ...

A colonoscopy is a telescopic and visual examination of the colon and rectum. It helps doctors detect abnormalities in the bowel, including signs of colorectal cancer. More than 15 million colonoscopy ...

Linda Beaver, RN, MSN, MHA, administrator at Gateway Endoscopy Center in St. Louis, shares a best practice on how ASCs can achieve more effective and successful colonoscopy screenings with patients.

A colonoscopy is a procedure that diagnoses and helps monitor inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This can play an essential role in preventing and treating colorectal cancer. Doctors diagnose IBD using ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Your recent column regarding cognitive decline after surgery suggested careful consideration prior to elective surgery. Does this advice apply to screening colonoscopies? Since it’s ...

I let the Mexiclan — a text chat of my closest friends — know what I was about to do. Memes citing the farting scene from ...

WYNNEWOOD, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Although colorectal cancer rates have been dropping, because more people are getting screened, it remains the second leading cause of cancer deaths. A Delaware women ...

A study found that a blood test detecting ctDNA after surgery more accurately predicts recurrence and survival in patients with stage 3 colon cancer.

A new price comparison study finds over 50% higher facility fees for commercially insured colonoscopies performed in hospitals rather than ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), suggesting that “money has ...

HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM THE PRODUCTS. THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY’S NEWEST GUIDELINES RECOMMEND COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS BEGIN AT THE AGE OF 45 INSTEAD OF 50. JACKIE PASCALE SPOKE WITH ONE WOMAN ...