Some patients pay out of pocket for colonoscopy prep, according to a recent study, and many leaders are concerned about how that could affect screening volumes. Gastroenterologist Eric Shah, MD, at ...

Recent expert guidance emphasizes that proper pre-test preparation — from fasting correctly to timing sample collection — can significantly improve the accuracy of lab results and help avoid delays.

Hospitals have had success applying remote patient monitoring to chronic conditions to help track signs of a patient’s improving or worsening condition between medical appointments. Patients with ...

In many institutions, when a patient is scheduled for surgery, the patient is contacted before the procedure and given instructions as to how to prepare for the surgery. This may be done by staff from ...

Mauston, Wisconsin-based Mile Bluff Medical Center clinicians faced numerous challenges due to the overwhelming amount of data they encountered daily. This data, found in various formats, including ...

The term for a patient who lists their questions was likely coined in the late 19th century in the clinic of Jean-Martin Charcot at the Salpêtrière. Known as la maladie du petit papier, or the illness ...

PHILADELPHIA — Low-volume bowel preparation is noninferior in adequacy to standard-volume prep in hospitalized patients undergoing colonoscopy, according to a study presented at the American College ...

Suprep is a low-volume prep, and the tablets are the other alternative. The liquid is typically 8 to 12 ounces of fluid. The concentration of the solution is higher, but it’s much less than the gallon ...

Open bottle of prescription PrEP Pills for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to help protect people from HIV. Intervention links at-risk patients from sexually transmitted infection screening to HIV PrEP ...