Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Doctors have developed a speedy test which can find the cause for diarrhoea within an hour – instead of the current wait of several days. Researchers at University Hospital Southampton (UHS) believe ...

You should be able to get a parasite poop test on Medicare when medically necessary. This usually means experiencing symptoms that suggest parasitic gastroenteritis. In the United States, about 48 ...

Gastroenterology specialists Dr Andy Li and Dr Jessica Gurung outline logical steps for laboratory testing in a case of recurrent diarrhoea in a young adult woman A 21-year-old female patient attends ...

In a new study aimed at identifying the best approach to promote colorectal cancer screening in adults aged 45 to 49, UCLA researchers found that simply mailing a stool-based test directly to people's ...

Some diarrhea medications can cause changes in stool color, such as black or white stool. However, passing white stools can indicate a serious medical condition, such as a blocked bile duct or liver ...