Medicare should cover a parasite poop test when medically necessary, usually when a person has symptoms of gastroenteritis or a history of exposure to a parasite.

The Cologuard test is able to detect blood in a sample of stool—a key sign of colon cancer —as well as 10 different gene mutations associated with colon cancer (including NDRG4, BMP3, and KRAS ...

A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine says a simple blood test could detect colorectal cancer (CRC) with over 80% accuracy. The study involved 8,000 people; experts weighed in.

The other existing alternative is an at-home stool sample test known as Cologuard. Patients can send a stool sample in to assess if they have cancer, with about a 93% accuracy rate.

Disappointing results for colon-cancer blood tests strengthen the investment thesis for Exact Sciences, which makes a stool-based test.

Officials have released new guidelines for Crohn's disease that recommend using blood and stool tests more often to manage the condition, potentially reducing the number of colonoscopies ...

Blood-based tests are more convenient than feces-based tests, such as Exact Sciences’ Cologuard, for cancer screening. The FDA decision helps Shield test target more than 50 million people who ...

A new stool test kit developed by Chinese researchers can detect autism in children with 94% accuracy, significantly reducing diagnosis time.

The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for children, could be established as an additional test for diagnosing tuberculosis in adults living ...