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How Risk is Diverticulosis?

LOS ANGELES—People who have diverticulosis, or pouches in the lining of the colon, often worry that they will eventually develop a painful and ...read more

Healing a Broken Relationship at Work

Maybe you have a broken leg at work. I don’t mean the physical kind; the type where you see a doctor and try to stay off of it for a while. That kind ...read more

Slide Show: Ergonomics in the GI Setting

The following is a position statement from the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates regarding ergonomics in the gastroenterology ...read more

MVP Winners Announced!

Many people have been writing to me lately to ask when the 2013 MVP winners are going to be announced. I've been saying what I say every year which ...read more

Latest Headlines

Gut Microbes May Be a Risk Factor for Colorectal Cancer

NEW YORK, N.Y.—In one of the largest epidemiological studies of human gut bacteria and colorectal cancer ever conducted, a team of researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center has found a clear association between gut bacteria and colorectal cancer. ...More
Yesterday Posted in News
Stomach 'Clock' Tells Us How Much to Eat

ADELAIDE, Aus.—University of Adelaide researchers have discovered the first evidence that the nerves in the stomach act as a circadian clock, limiting food intake to specific times of the day. ...More
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Colon-Cancer Researchers Discover Therapeutic Path

TORONTO, Canada—Scientists and surgeons at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered a promising new approach to treating colorectal cancer by disarming the gene that drives self-renewal in stem cells that are the root cause of disease, resistance to treatment and ...More
5 days ago Posted in News
Foundation Announces $1.5 Million in Nursing Grants

PRINCETON, N.J.―The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) this week announced that 10 additional states will be part of the Future of Nursing State Implementation Program. The program is helping states prepare the nursing profession to address our nation’s most pressing ...More
5 days ago Posted in News, Industry Issues
Is Diverticulosis Less Risky than Previously Thought?

LOS ANGELES—People who have diverticulosis, or pouches in the lining of the colon, often worry that they will eventually develop a painful and sometimes serious condition called diverticulitis, as previous research has shown that one in four, or up to 25 percent, of those ...More
6 days ago Posted in News, Industry Issues
New Study on Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer

NAMUR, Belgium―VolitionRx Limited, a life-sciences company focused on developing blood-based diagnostic tests for different types of cancer, this week released new data showing that when combining two of its proprietary NuQ assays into one test, they can achieve 85 percent ...More
1 week ago Posted in News
New Study: Fecal Transplants Help C. diff Patients

BALTIMORE—Scientists at the Institute for Genome Sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and physicians at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, Md., have found that restoring the normal, helpful bacteria of the gut and intestines may treat patients suffering from ...More
1 week ago Posted in News, Industry Issues
Burnout Equal for Inpatient and Outpatient Docs

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—The perception that doctors who are based in hospitals burn out quicker than doctors in outpatient settings is wrong—doctor burnout happens equally, according to a new Mayo Clinic study, published in the November issue of the Journal of Hospital Medicine. ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News, Industry Issues
Tech Shares Colorectal Cancer Awareness Poem

My name is Marilyn Parrish and I am an endoscopy technician who works at Desert Ridge Surgery Center, in Phoenix. I have been a full-time endoscopy technician for the past 13 years. I have eight years of experience through local hospitals as well. I enjoy my work and strive ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in Content Library, Disorders
Colon Prep Center Finds New Ways to Cleanse Bowels

As every endoscopy nurse knows all too well, a number of things must occur before a successful colonoscopy can be performed—things that the nurses and physicians involved with the procedure have little or no control over. Of course, I’m referring to the much-maligned ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in Content Library