Jones and her coauthors concluded such a tool had the potential to improve evidence-based testing in pediatric diarrhea and ...

Medicare should cover a parasite poop test when medically necessary, usually when a person has symptoms of gastroenteritis or a history of exposure to a parasite.

An ova and parasites exam is a relatively routine examination that people with severe diarrhea might undergo if they are admitted to a hospital. As the name suggests, the test checks for the presence ...

An estimated 52,500 Americans died last year from colon cancer, yet the disease is highly treatable if it's detected early. Primary care and prevention experts from the U.S. Preventive Services Task ...

A pancreatic elastase test, also known as a stool elastase, FE-1, or fecal elastase test, measures how much elastase is in ...

Commercial FITs can match NG-MSDT diagnostic results for CRC by lowering the positivity threshold, enhancing sensitivity while maintaining specificity. FITs are accessible, noninvasive CRC screening ...

ASHEVILLE - A local laboratory company allegedly tested patients' feces unnecessarily and billed the federal government, leading to charges of Medicare fraud. Now, they'll pay between $17-43 million ...

Medicare should cover a parasite poop test when medically necessary, usually when a person has symptoms of gastroenteritis or a history of exposure to a parasite. Laboratory technicians perform a ...