Detox your body! Boost your immunity! Lose weight! The wellness pitches for colonics make these colon-cleansing procedures sound like the ultimate health elixir. But the evidence suggests this trend — ...

While no medical procedure is fun, exactly, some can feel more intimidating than others. Root canals and mammograms may make ...

A randomized controlled trial compared the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of different volumes of polyethylene glycol (PEG) regimens for bowel preparation for inpatient colonoscopy.

In this randomized controlled trial, a 1 L polyethylene glycol–ascorbate regimen achieved higher rates of high-quality bowel ...

The surgery shouldn't have happened in the first place, the state complaint said. The doctor has been fined previously.

A short burst of immunotherapy before surgery is delivering surprisingly powerful results for a specific type of colorectal ...

A major European trial has confirmed that colonoscopy screening lowers colorectal cancer incidence but offers limited mortality reduction over 13 years. Researchers say improved treatments for ...

At-home FIT screening involves testing stool for amounts of blood too small to see, which can help to diagnose colon cancer ...

UCSF Health is launching a special clinic for young adults with colorectal cancer, of which one in five cases now affects ...

The owner of a Monterey County business has been arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted a customer during what police ...

A da Vinci SP system was used for two successful surgeries at ECU Health. The technology is less invasive and used one single ...

Shambi Broome had subtle abdominal pain. She was diagnosed with colon cancer once she turned 45 and became eligible for a ...