Survey shows physicians inaccurately overestimate both risks and benefits
Most internal medicine residents and attending physicians overestimate the benefits and harms of common interventions, according to a new survey. Physicians and residents overestimated a treatment’s benefits 79% of the time and the harms 66% of the time, according to a survey of clinicians working in primary care, hospital medicine and specialty care at two
Bioengineering has come a long way in the past few years. Organic is so passe. GMO’s are mainstream. What’s the next controversy? A recent hot topic you may have seen online is the idea of engineering ready-to-eat meat right in the research lab. Proponents tout it as a humane way to get us the protein
A new startup called ColonaryConcepts (yes, you read that correctly) seeks to “purge” the unpleasantness from colonoscopy prep. Dr. Corey Siegel and Dr. Joshua Korzenik (director of Brigham and Women’s Hospital Crohn’s and Colitis Center) have embarked on developing a new bar and beverage line to help people prep for colonoscopies. The goal, he says, is
In what may come as a bit of a surprise, a new study found that overweight colon cancer patients tended to have better survival than their normal-weight peers. However, obesity increases the risk of having polyps and colon cancer to begin with. So although this is a little surprising, don’t bank on being overweight as
Coffee consumption linked to lower risk of colorectal cancer but higher risk of GERD
Source: Coffee consumption linked to lower risk of colorectal cancer | CTV News A new U.S. study has found more evidence for the health-giving properties of coffee, finding that more than 2.5 cups of coffee a day can significantly decrease your risk of colorectal cancer. But we all know coffee increases symptomatic reflux. It seems
Falls goes blue for colon cancer awareness | Local News | niagara-gazette.com
Niagara Falls in New York was illuminated by blue light to commemorate Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. State Assemblyman John Ceretto said turning the falls blue creates a symbol of efforts to raise awareness of colorectal cancer and CRC screening. “We’re letting people know, ‘Go get that screening. We love you. We want you to stay
