The first part of this series explained how the American healthcare system developed, and the second part starts with the ...

A single colonoscopy can generate more than one bill: a procedure claim, a sedation claim, and sometimes a separate anesthesia claim, plus a facility claim when the case is done at an ASC.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 66-year-old male in good health. I’ve always had very regular bowel movements, usually spending less than 5 minutes in the bathroom daily. About six months ago, I had a ...

Corrections and clarifications: This story was updated to accurately attribute quotes to Dr. Svetang Desai. Should you be worried about colonoscopy complications? If you've been keeping up with some ...

Amy Schumer is opening up about how she's feeling after a routine medical procedure apparently went wrong. "I actually had kind of a botched colonoscopy, so I'm not feeling very sexual," she ...

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A breakthrough in microbiome research could change how colorectal cancer is detected—no colonoscopy required. Scientists used AI to map gut bacteria at an unprecedented level of detail, revealing ...

How can I know if I should start getting screened for colorectal cancer earlier than age 45? Actor James Van Der Beek, best known for playing the title character on “Dawson’s Creek,” died last month ...

Brooks Bell first noticed something was off while on a work trip when she saw blood in her stool. It was 2018. She was 38 years old. When she got home, she was reassured—by two different doctors—that ...

The recent death of the 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is again highlighting how colorectal cancer is increasingly killing younger people. Overall, cancer death rates in people younger than 50 ...

Colonoscopy prep, which involves drinking a liquid that helps evacuate your bowels, gives your doctor the best possible view of your colon during colorectal cancer screenings. But the process has long ...