China creates ingestible, luminous microspheres that detect intestinal bleeding and are retrieved with a magnet, a ...

According to a 2025 survey conducted by the Prevent Cancer Foundation, only 51% of U.S. adults 21 and older say they have had ...

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

People with Lynch syndrome are at an increased risk for a variety of cancers, especially of the colon, but also other parts of the gastrointestinal tract — stomach, small intestine, pancreas and bile ...

There are all sorts of stories about people who do crazy things after waking up from anesthesia. Some folks start speaking a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 79-year-old female who is currently on biannual infusions for osteoporosis and high cholesterol. In 2018, I was diagnosed with Lynch syndrome with an MSH6 deviation. The genetic ...

Objective: Comparison of post-anesthesia recovery time in sedated patients for colonoscopy using two drug combinations: midazolam and propofol or fentanyl and propofol. Method: Fifty patients ASA I ...

A: Hospitals and doctors want you to be safe, and they don't want to get sued. You are required to get a ride home after a colonoscopy because the sedation they use, typically midazolam or propofol, ...

Midazolam and fentanyl combination therapy may provide more comfort, fewer adverse events, and a shorter recovery time than midazolam and meperidine. Conscious sedation with midazolam and an opioid is ...

Beginning January 1, 2025, Medicare will cover virtual colonoscopies, but only in specific circumstances. This does not include initial colon cancer screening. Medicare covers virtual colonoscopies ...

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My husband, who is 71, has been having some short-term memory problems over the past two years. We recently saw his primary care doctor, who asked him some questions and had him do a few tasks. He did ...