A recent policy change to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) insurance introduces stricter rules on qualifying for general anesthesia during colonoscopy procedures. The decision is ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband, who is 71, has been having some short-term memory problems over the past two years. We recently saw his primary doctor, who asked him some questions and had him do a ...

He has an appointment for a colonoscopy next month, and I'm concerned about how the anesthesia will affect his already compromised short-term memory. I saw the same thing happen with my father ...

Your doctor may recommend performing your colonoscopy under general anesthesia, meaning you’ll be fully asleep, or with sedation, which keeps you relaxed and drowsy, but still awake. If you’re ...

It is unsafe to drive since you may have confusion and be sleepy after anesthesia. Preparation before a colonoscopy will most ...

This is typically less expensive than a colonoscopy in a hospital setting. Anesthesia type: If a patient selects general anesthesia over conscious sedation, the costs increase due to the need for ...

Mayor Adams and his team late Wednesday walked back a statement he made earlier in the day that he was under anesthesia last week, saying the mayor in fact had a colonoscopy over a month ago that ...

The Chicago health care consultant contacted his physician at Northwestern Medicine, who referred him for a diagnostic colonoscopy ... administering anesthesia, and monitoring their recovery ...

Or they have a fear of having a medical procedure, or the risk of anesthesia doesn't make a colonoscopy the right choice for them. Sometimes, they just put it off, said Dr. Antoine Pham ...

He has an appointment for a colonoscopy next month, and I’m concerned about how the anesthesia will affect his already compromised short-term memory. I saw the same thing happen with my father ...

A doctor performs a colonoscopy for different reasons: Doctors typically perform these procedures using sedative medications to help a person relax or general anesthesia, which is when a person is ...