Crohn’s disease. Ulcerative colitis. You may have heard these names during the commercial breaks of your favorite show. If so ...

A simple breath test for detecting H pylori infection is as effective and safe as endoscopy and is less uncomfortable and distressing for the patient, conclude researchers in this week’s BMJ.

Created by Guardant Health, the blood test, known as Shield, was able to detect 83% of colorectal cancers in studies but only 13% of dangerous polyps. Colonoscopies find approximately 95% of these ...

Huge readouts are coming in the pivotal trial comparing EsoGuard and the current EGD test currently enrolling ~1000-1400 patients in a multicenter international clinical trial, as well as smaller ...

The decision to perform an EGD is evaluated between academic and community health care perspectives.

An H. pylori breath test is an accurate and noninvasive method for checking the presence of the H. pylori infection. Learn more here.

Patients with positive testing delay colonoscopy: Study A new study from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente found that patients who receive a positive fecal test often delay undergoing ...