Intuition is what prompted Colleen McGarrity to get a colonoscopy at age 41. The preventative screening probably saved her life. The Ford City resident experienced spotty symptoms but had no family ...

Colonoscopy billing can be very complex, hinging on distinctions between screening and diagnostic intent. A single ICD-10 code, CPT selection or missing modifier can shift a procedure from fully ...

Earlier this year, a digestive disorder that many Filipinos had rarely heard of suddenly captured national attention when it was widely reported by news organizations. The condition, called ...

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month—a time when physicians around the world repeat a simple but lifesaving message: Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers we know, if we look for it ...

Five-year survival rates are among the lowest of all cancers, at about 25%. But when caught early enough – through annual CT ...

Health care prices are on the rise, and patients are flummoxed that even insurance companies aren’t doing more to control costs.

As we observe Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, it is time to strip away the fear surrounding the tests and understand why nobody should ever have to die from a condition that gives many ...

And it costs all of us ...

The Thai season opener at Buriram brought the heat in multiple ways, including on the three-wheeled taxis you'll see ...

Colon cancer survivor Vivian Chee has had three lung surgeries since 2021 but continues to keep fit. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Many organs play important roles, but not all of them are required for survival. Some are removed because of injury, and ...

As his dirty, bare butt was up in the air waiting to be prepped, the doctor asked if he would mind if some students came in to view his wound. Not thinking clearly, he said yes, and a half dozen young ...