Vivek Kaul, MD, board certified gastroenterologist, was appointed the head of gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center.
GI & Endoscopy
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy awarded the Bay Area Houston Endoscopy Center with the ASGE Seal of Approval for commitment to excellence in endoscopy and patient safety.
Here are 27 statistics on gastroenterology compensation, according to the Medscape Gastroenterology Report 2012.
Louis Korman, MD, of Capital Digestive Care and Artann Laboratories has received over $3 million from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to conduct research on the development of the Colonoscopy Force Monitor, according to a…
Swallow Solutions has launched the Madison Oral Strengthening Therapeutic device, a mouthpiece used in conjunction with a laptop designed to strengthen the head and neck muscles associated with swallowing, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.
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Phenomenome Discoveries, at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, has created Cologic, a blood test that can indicate whether or not a patient is at risk of colon cancer even before the cancer has begun to develop, according to a…
Santiam Hospital in Stayton, Ore., recently opened its new 50,000-square-foot four-story patient tower that includes an endoscopy center, according to a Statesman Journal report.
Luminex has produced and received FDA approval to market their xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel that can detect 11 causes of gastroenteritis from a single patient sample.
Perelman School of Medicine conducted a study of endoluminal therapy, an endoscopy-based treatment, on patients with Barrett's esophagus or in the early stages of cancer and found that neoplasia was eliminated in 95 percent of patients, according to a Gastrointestinal…
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…