The reduced risk of colorectal cancer associated with taking aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may be limited to individuals already at risk due to elevations in a particular inflammatory factor in the blood, according to a news release by…
GI & Endoscopy
Researchers caution GI physicians when using Medicare claims data for important quality measures, in particular tumor detection and incomplete colonoscopy, as research results showed Medicare claims have low sensitivity for those diagnoses, according to a study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
A new initiative of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has released its first report on diminutive colorectal polyps, according to an ASGE report.
Study results suggest high levels of "good" cholesterol or high-density lipoprotein could cut the risk of colon cancer, according to a report by U.S. News & World Report.
Even though the U.S. population is expected to increase 9 percent over the next 10 years, gastroenterology fellowship training is not expected to increase at all over the same time period, according to a study published in the American Journal…
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The following article is written by Bradley J. Catalone, MD, director of clinical affairs, and Mary Ann Drosnock, infection control scientist, for Olympus America. Automated endoscope reprocessors (AERs) have been receiving a great deal of increased attention lately due…
Lindy Rachal, MD, a physician double board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, will be joining the medical staff at Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg, Texas, according to a Mason County News report.
Everist Genomics has received the U.S. Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment certification required for the company to launch its OncoDefender-CRC assay, a prognostic test for assessing the risk of cancer recurrence for patients with early stage colorectal cancer, according to a…
Study results suggest split-dose MiraLAX in 64 oz. Gatorade is not as effective as 4 L split-dose GoLytely in bowel prep before colonoscopies, according to an article published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Although the use of colonoscopy has prevented a high number of colorectal cancer deaths, researchers suggest many more deaths could be prevented through more widespread use of the screening modality, according to an article published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.