Digestive system diseases

Where you live shouldn’t determine whether you can access colonoscopy services when you need them. However, new data shows there are stark differences in rates of MBS-subsidised colonoscopy across Australia, and that these gaps have grown over the last decade. How can we make sure some patients aren’t having colonoscopies unnecessarily while others with greater need miss out?

Phoebe Holdenson Kimura

Inflammatory bowel disease rates are rising, but there are many similar conditions that clinicians must consider before making a diagnosis.

Annika Howells

The journey for people with inflammatory bowel disease can be lonely and uncertain, but strategies and support are available for patients and their health practitioners.

Chiara Miglioretto, Kelly Lambert

A new resource has been launched to help Australians prepare for colonoscopies in a bid to reduce delays and cancellations caused by ineffective procedures.

Sam Hunt

Irritable bowel syndrome frequently occurs with comorbid depression, but traditional treatment just targets the troubling gut symptoms. A recent study tells us a new dietary approach may be able to treat both.

Heidi Staudacher, Scott Teasdale, Antonina Mikocka-Walus