Frank J. Palella Jr, MD: Measures that we undertake to positively reinforce a patient’s decision to initiate therapy, to keep them in care, to keep them following up, include this village of health ...

Hospitals have had success applying remote patient monitoring to chronic conditions to help track signs of a patient’s improving or worsening condition between medical appointments. Patients with ...

In many institutions, when a patient is scheduled for surgery, the patient is contacted before the procedure and given instructions as to how to prepare for the surgery. This may be done by staff from ...

Lynne Milgram, MD, MBA, CPE: The conversation needs to begin with the health care provider and the patient, and a good history has to be taken. It needs to be joint decision-making, clinical ...

The term for a patient who lists their questions was likely coined in the late 19th century in the clinic of Jean-Martin Charcot at the Salpêtrière. Known as la maladie du petit papier, or the illness ...

LAS VEGAS — An edible bowel preparation successfully delivers polyethylene glycol (PEG) and electrolytes prior to colonoscopy, and was highly rated by patients in a randomized phase 2 trial. "Many ...

A new study conducted by gastroenterologists at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates poor preparation by patients for a colonoscopy may lead to doctors missing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Men who have sex with men reported that barriers to establishing nonjudgmental relationships with primary care ...

Detailed Results of Phase 2 Trial Presented at the American College of Gastroenterology 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting 93.3% of Patients Treated Using the Lead Formulation of Novel Prep Achieved a ...

Some patients pay out of pocket for colonoscopy prep, according to a recent study, and many leaders are concerned about how that could affect screening volumes. Gastroenterologist Eric Shah, MD, at ...

Open bottle of prescription PrEP Pills for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to help protect people from HIV. Intervention links at-risk patients from sexually transmitted infection screening to HIV PrEP ...