Researchers say postpolypectomy colonoscopy intervals can be extended beyond the traditional five-year mark for patients with nonadvanced adenomas, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.
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John Saltzman, MD, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of endoscopy at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and John Abramson, MD, lecturer in healthcare policy at Harvard Medical School, debate whether colonoscopy is the best…
Findings from a nationwide survey suggest many patients suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease rarely discuss their conditions with a healthcare provider, pointing to the increasing need for dialogue between physicians and patients, according to a news release.
Smoking, diabetes mellitus and obesity may be risk factors for developing sessile serrated adenomas, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.
Southgate (Mich.) Surgery Center is providing free colonoscopies throughout March, according to a report from The News-Herald.
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Kaiser Permanente San Diego will donate 22 GI procedures, including colonoscopies and sigmoidoscopies, to uninsured patients in need of outpatient procedures through Project Access San Diego on March 26.
Prabhakar Swaroop, MD, has been named director of the new Crohn's and Colitis program at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, according to a university release.
Thomas Jefferson University has started recruiting patients for a new National Cancer Institute-sponsored clinical trial to test whether the cholesterol-reducing drug rosuvastatin is effective in the prevention of recurrent colon cancer, according to a university news release.
Results from a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology suggest there may be potential legal ramifications for physicians of cirrhosis patients who drive with cognitive impairment, according to a news release from the American Gastroenterological Association.
Study results suggest an EUS fine-needle biopsy device with a new 19-gauge histology needle can be used for histopathology diagnosis of intestinal mass lesion, according to a study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.