Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a combination of digestive symptoms, including ...

This indicator covers the incidence of healthcare associated infections from Clostridium difficile (C. diff). It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to ...

An analysis from a large healthcare system shows that nearly half of those prescribed multitarget stool DNA (mt-sDNA) tests for colorectal cancer (CRC) do not complete them, underlining the need ...

Care must be taken to ensure the stool is not mixed with urine or with water from the toilet. A healthcare provider may give directions on the best way to take the sample. In the case of diarrhea, ...