Getting a colonoscopy? Here's what to eat before, what happens during and what recovery is like.

Having a colonoscopy soon? Here's what doctors want you to know before, during and after.

Colonoscopy procedure A colonoscopy is an important procedure for detecting colorectal cancer in those at high risk or over the age of 50. A colonoscopy usually takes 30–60 minutes. However, people ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Few outpatient medical procedures inspire as much negativity as the colonoscopy. In honor of Colorectal Cancer Awareness ...

A new study reports that the use of a quarterly report card is associated with improved colonoscopy quality indicators. Endoscopists at the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Indianapolis, ...

A colonoscopy is a procedure that diagnoses and helps monitor inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This can play an essential role in preventing and treating colorectal cancer. Doctors diagnose IBD using ...

Medicare pays for colonoscopy screening tests, but how often they're covered depends on whether you are at high or low risk for colorectal cancer. If you are at low risk for colorectal cancer, ...

Medicare promised a free colonoscopy, and she did everything right. Then the doctor found something, and the billing rules changed before she woke up from the sedation.