For GI clinics and ASCs, accurate coding and documentation are critical to protecting reimbursement, reducing denials and ...

A simple breath test for detecting H pylori infection is as effective and safe as endoscopy and is less uncomfortable and distressing for the patient, conclude researchers in this week’s BMJ. The ...

In two journal articles, a University of Houston biomedical researcher reports a step forward in diagnosing intestinal diseases, including colorectal cancer, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease ...

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (09/22/2022) — Published in Gastroenterology, a peer-reviewed commentary by University of Minnesota Medical School researchers found that medically underserved people (Black, ...

A new study found fecal immunochemical testing is more effective than guaiac fecal occult blood testing and is often performed at a lower cost, according to findings published by the Journal of the ...

A fecal lactoferrin test can detect intestinal inflammation. High lactoferrin levels in stool suggest that inflammation is present. This may indicate a bacterial infection or inflammatory bowel ...

Image source, Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board A new endoscopy unit intended to shorten waiting times and support earlier diagnosis has opened. The Community ...

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A new endoscopy unit intended to shorten waiting times and support earlier diagnosis has opened. The Community Diagnostic Centre, based in West Swindon Health Centre, opened on 25 November and about 6 ...