The LINX magnetic device, a series of titanium beads with magnetic cores linked together in a ring and placed in the lower esophageal sphincter, is designed to control a weak sphincter, the main cause of gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to…
GI & Endoscopy
The four-day International Gastroenterology and GI Endoscopy Conference held in Lahore, Pakistan drew to a close on Sunday, according to a Business Recorder report.
James Hansen, MD, is a gastroenterologist in private practice with more than 40 years' experience. He previously directed a free clinic and taught at the University of California. His new book, "Reinvent the Heal: A Philosophy for the Reform of…
Miraca Life Sciences will donate $100,000 over the course of five years to the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Foundation's Institute for Training & Technology campaign, according to an EndoNurse report.
Edward Hospital & Health Services endoscopy lab in Naperville, Ill., received a $600,000 donation from the Edward Foundation, the hospital's fundraising organization, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
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UTMB will break ground on the $90 million Victory Lakes Specialty Care Center on February 25 in League City, Texas, according to a Houston Business Journal report.
International research team led by Ulrike Peters, PhD, MPH, and biostatistician Hsu Li, PhD, of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center discovered mutations in the NABP, LAMC1, CCND2 and TBX3 genes that increase the risk of colorectal cancer.
Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine will open an outpatient center in Glenview, Ill. that offers gastroenterology and other primary care services. The center will have 20 to 30 physicians and is expected to open on March 1.
Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine announced that it will open an outpatient center in Glenview, Ill.
A review published in Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, shows that resistant starch could help the body resist colorectal cancer through mechanisms including killing pre-cancerous cells and reducing inflammation.