Colonoscop-BEE! Doctors reveal all the bizarre insects found in patients' COLONS during routine procedures - including cockroaches, ladybugs, ants and moths...
The bugs were discovered during colonoscopies - when a camera is inserted up a patient's rectum to look at the large intestine. During one procedure, doctors found a cockroach inside a woman. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Anatomy expert reveals the " strange things " people lost inside their bodies
It's not uncommon for doctors to have to remove numerous bizarre objects from unsuspecting places in the human body. One such strange foreign body found recently was an entire housefly that was discovered inside a 63-year-old patient's colon during a colonoscopy, a recent case report in the…#xavierdray #sorbonneuniversity #hôpitalsaintantoine #countless #adamtaylor #lancasteruniversity #tiktok #joshuargonzalez #paraguay #preston (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctors baffled after spotting a fly inside a Missouri man's intestines during a routine colonoscopy
None A 63-year-old man was having a routine colonoscopy when doctors saw a fly in his intestines. • None Doctors said it was a "mystery" how the fly had gotten in there and remained intact. • None Insects can enter the intestines if food containing insect eggs or larvae is consumed. Doctors in…#noneinsects #missouri #matthewbechtold #gastroenterology #universityofmissouri #independent (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fly found in man's colon
Doctors found a live fly inside a man’s intestines during a colonoscopy, reported Metro. The patient had gone for a routine colon cancer screening in Missouri, US, this year, when medics came across the fly. The doctors, from the University of Missouri School of Medicine, said the case represents…#metro #missouri #marketplace #cambridgeshire #italians #pisamarch #skynews #queencamilla #booker #benokri (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
USPSTF-recommended screening leads to less cancer burden
Increasing use of recommended screening strategies could reduce the U.S. cancer burden, according to research published November 22 in JAMA Network Open.
A team led by Amy Knudsen, PhD, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found an increase of 10 percentage points in the uptake of lung, colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screening at their respective starting ages as recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) led to decreased cancer deaths. It highlighted that this could help the U.S. achieve the Cancer Moonshot initiative’s goals.
“Achieving these reductions is predicated on ensuri...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 22, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Womens Imaging Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Mystery as fully intact fly is found buzzing around inside a Missouri man's INTESTINES during a routine colonoscopy
The patient, 63, had gone to doctors in Missouri for a colon cancer screening when they made the find. Doctors said it was a 'mystery' how the fly had got there. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GLP-1 RAs Tied to Suboptimal Bowel Prep, Repeat Colonoscopy GLP-1 RAs Tied to Suboptimal Bowel Prep, Repeat Colonoscopy
For every 14 patients on a GLP-1 RA undergoing colonoscopy, one patient would require a repeat procedure owing to inadequate prep, results indicate.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - November 20, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
How AI is being used to increase cancer screening efficiencies
John Lloyd and Neeraj Sachdeva are united in their passionate advocacy for AI-enabled colonoscopy screenings, but they ’re coming at the life-saving technology from two different perspectives: One as a cancer survivor and the other as a health care provider. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - November 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Connie Gentry Source Type: news
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Increased Risk for Colorectal Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 -- Type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk for colorectal cancer (CRC), with increased associations for those without colonoscopy screening and with smoking history, according to a study published online Nov. 14... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
AGA Publishes CPU for AI in Colon Polyp Diagnosis and Mgmt AGA Publishes CPU for AI in Colon Polyp Diagnosis and Mgmt
The CPU draws on recent studies and clinical experience to discuss ways that AI is already reshaping colonoscopy, and what opportunities may lie ahead.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - November 10, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
How consistent is pricing for healthcare services?
Pricing for healthcare services -- including imaging -- isn't as consistent across the U.S. as it should be, according to a study published October 27 in JAMA Health Forum.The findings underscore how important it is for patients to understand pricing variability in healthcare, wrote a team led by Benjamin Chartock, PhD, of Bentley University in Waltham, MA."Informed healthcare consumerism is a potential lever for managing costs and improving patient satisfaction," the group noted.More than half of Americans carry private healthcare insurance, for which fees are negotiated rather than set by an entity such as Medicare, the ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 27, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
CRC Screening Uptake No Better With Use of FIT in At-Risk Individuals
TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023 -- For first-degree relatives of patients with nonsyndromic colorectal cancer (CRC), fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) screening does not improve screening uptake compared with colonoscopy screening, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Can interventions help improve timely follow-up exams?
A multilevel primary care intervention can improve timely follow-up of overdue abnormal cancer screening test results for several cancers, according to research published October 10 in JAMA. A team led by Steven Atlas, MD, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found that their intervention, which includes electronic health record (EHR) reminders and patient outreach with or without patient navigation, found higher rates of follow-up completion within 120 days and 240 days of enrollment for breast, lung, cervical, and colorectal cancers compared with usual care. “We believe that such systems are best based in pr...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 10, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Careers Imaging Leaders Source Type: news
High-Risk Polyps at Colonoscopy Linked to Liver Cancer Death High-Risk Polyps at Colonoscopy Linked to Liver Cancer Death
A large retrospective study found a high risk for death from liver and biliary cancer in adults with high-risk polyps detected at screening colonoscopy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Behavioral Interventions Foster Screening Colonoscopy Uptake Behavioral Interventions Foster Screening Colonoscopy Uptake
Patient navigation and multi-component behavioral interventions appear to be the most effective at increasing screening colonoscopy rates, research shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - September 6, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
