Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.

The high cost of colonoscopies and hours in the waiting room can be a real pain in the bum for most people. But a new tool developed by researchers from North Carolina State University, Mayo Clinic and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (UMass) may help colonoscopy facilities operate more efficiently, thus lowering costs and wait times for patients.

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The elderly and those with certain chronic health conditions are at greater risk of suffering from complications following colonoscopies, according to a study conducted by researchers from National Cancer Institute and the University of North Carolina. The study, which was published last month in the Annals of Internal Medicine, looked at data from 53,220 Medicare beneficiaries aged 66 to 95 who underwent colonoscopy between 2001 and 2005.

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