If you've ever been on a medical odyssey to obtain a diagnosis for bothersome digestive symptoms, chances are someone along the way has ordered a stool analysis test for you. And for good reason: The ...

The Cologuard Plus test is more accurate than the original Cologuard, and should be easier to mail in for stool analysis. The newest version of Cologuard, an at-home colon cancer screening test, ...

Fecal immunochemical tests (FITs), used annually, are effective for screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) in average-risk, asymptomatic adults, according to a new meta-analysis. "Our results provide ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Malats and colleagues analyzed stool and saliva samples from a Spanish case-control study that included 57 newly ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- A study of more than 21,000 average risk patients at 186 sites across the U.S., led by Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine research scientist Thomas ...

Targeted interventions by patient characteristics to improve fecal immunochemical test completion could reduce disparities in colorectal cancer screening and improve overall compliance with screening ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Annual fecal immunochemical testing was the most effective and cheapest CRC screening method for underserved ...

Roman philosopher Lucretius once said, “What is food for one man may be bitter poison for another.” He was spot on in both the metaphorical and literal sense. There are a lot of differing opinions ...

In a study of people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and their twins and other close relatives, researchers were able to diagnose liver cirrhosis simply by analyzing a person's stool microbes.

As more companies market their tests and related products, gastroenterologists are faced with trying to incorporate a technology that’s not quite ready for the clinic.

New research emphasizes the importance of scheduling a colonoscopy as soon as possible after an abnormal stool blood test. Patients who received colonoscopies more than 13 months after abnormal tests ...