Pausing Antithrombotics Tied to Post-Colonoscopy Clotting
(MedPage Today) -- Temporarily stopping antithrombotic agents was linked with a higher risk of thromboembolic events after colonoscopy, according to a retrospective cohort study in China.
Among over 6,000 patients, interruption of at least two... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 28, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Anticipate More Adenomas After FIT-Positive Colonoscopies
(MedPage Today) -- Endoscopists' adenoma detection rate (ADR) during colonoscopies that follow a positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT) was inversely related to the risk for developing interval colorectal cancer (CRC), Dutch researchers found... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - September 27, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Colonoscopy in FIT-Based Screening Demands Higher ADR Colonoscopy in FIT-Based Screening Demands Higher ADR
Endoscopists performing colonoscopy in FIT-positive adults should aim for markedly higher ADRs compared with primary colonoscopy screening, researchers say.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - September 26, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
' Alarming' CRC Screening Preferences Among Younger Patients'Alarming' CRC Screening Preferences Among Younger Patients
Dr David Johnson on the risks of younger patients moving toward FIT screening and away from colonoscopy.Medscape Gastroenterology (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - September 21, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Commentary Source Type: news
Celebrity Actors Film Their Colonoscopies to Bring Awareness Celebrity Actors Film Their Colonoscopies to Bring Awareness
WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - September 15, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Why this tech CEO and investor got Ryan Reynolds to film his colonoscopy
Take a tech entrepreneur, throw in actor Ryan Reynolds and a couple of colonoscopies, and you can save lives. At least that ’s the hope of a new organization, named Lead From Behind, that launched this week with the help of Reynolds and fellow actor Rob McElhenney.
Raleigh, N.C.-based entrepreneur Brooks Bell helped make it happen, alongside the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.
“I had a kind of vision that I wanted to have some national awareness for colon cancer prevention, to establish colon… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 15, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Lauren Ohnesorge Source Type: news
Why this Raleigh entrepreneur got Ryan Reynolds to film his colonoscopy
Take a Raleigh entrepreneur, throw in actor Ryan Reynolds and a couple of colonoscopies, and you can save lives. At least that ’s the hope of a new organization, named Lead From Behind, that launched this week with the help of Reynolds and fellow actor Rob McElhenney.
Raleigh-based entrepreneur Brooks Bell helped make it happen, alongside the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.
“I had a kind of vision that I wanted to have some national awareness for colon cancer prevention, to establish colon cancer… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 15, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Lauren Ohnesorge Source Type: news
Celebrity Actors Film Their Colonoscopies to Bring Awareness
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are taking on different roles -- starring in a new campaign to raise awareness about the importance of screening for colon cancer. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - September 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney get a colonoscopy on camera to raise awareness
It was a first for actor Ryan Reynolds, who allowed a video crew to capture his colonoscopy screening on camera to raise awareness of the increase in colon cancer diagnoses among people under 50. Colorectal cancer is the third most frequently diagnosed cancer in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - September 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney get a colonoscopy on camera to raise awareness
Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney team up to raise awareness of the rise in colon cancer diagnoses among younger people by filming their first colonoscopies and putting them on social media. #robmcelhenney #ryanreynolds (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ryan Reynolds' Colonoscopy; NASH Drug Passes Phase II Test; New Drug Target in IBD?
(MedPage Today) -- In an effort to shine a light on the importance of colorectal cancer screening, movie-star Ryan Reynolds shared details of his polyp removal found on colonoscopy. (GMA)
The phase IIb Harmony study of efruxifermin in non-alcoholic... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - September 14, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
After losing a bet, Ryan Reynolds gets colonoscopy that reveals polyp. It might have saved his life
Ryan Reynolds chronicled his colonoscopy after betting fellow actor Rob McElhenney. "This was potentially lifesaving for you," his doctor said. #robmcelhenney #ryanreynolds (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biden Hopes Ending Cancer Can Be a ‘ National Purpose ’ for U.S.
BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans to come together for a new “national purpose”—his administration’s effort to end cancer “as we know it.”
At the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Biden channeled JFK’s famed moonshot speech 60 years ago, likening the space race to his own effort and hoping it, too, would galvanize Americans.
“He established a national purpose that could rally the American people and a common cause,” Biden said of Kennedy’s space effort, adding that “we can usher in the same unwillingness to post...
Source: TIME: Health - September 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Zeke Miller and Carla K. Johnson/AP Tags: Uncategorized Cancer wire Source Type: news
After Index Colonoscopy, What's the CRC Risk in 40- to 49-Year-Olds vs 50- to 59-Year-Olds? After Index Colonoscopy, What's the CRC Risk in 40- to 49-Year-Olds vs 50- to 59-Year-Olds?
Advanced neoplasia risk is lower in younger patients when no adenoma is detected on index colonoscopy, new research indicates.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Trainees May Miss More Sessile Serrated Polyps on Colonoscopy
(MedPage Today) -- Trainee involvement during colonoscopy offered mixed results when it came to exam quality and polyp detection, according to a population-based cohort study from Canada.
Having a gastroenterology or general surgery resident or... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - August 31, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
