GI & Endoscopy

Covidien has announced the launch of the Endo GIA Radial Reload with Tri-Staple technology, according to a news release.

Beacon Endoscopic has announced the commercial launch of its BNX system for use in endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic bronchial ultrasound, according to a news release.

The Good Samaritan Hospital of Kearney, Neb. has won the Prevent Cancer Foundation's Screening Saves Lives Challenge for 2012, according to a news release.

A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows child cancer survivors are at an increased risk of developing gastrointestinal subsequent malignant neoplasms (SMNs), according to the study's abstract.

Cygnus Medical positioning products provide a solution for safe patient alignment and support during surgery. Firm-density foam prevents pressure sores and nerve or ligament damage while the patient is under anesthesia.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has announced the results of a national study, conducted in part at the institution, reveal that flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces deaths attributable to colorectal cancer, according to a news release.

Here are nine recent gastroenterologist appointments.

Vanguard West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Ill., has announced it will live-tweet "unique hybrid surgery" on a patient with a hiatal hernia and gastrointestinal relflux disorder, according to a news release.

Gastroenterologist Richard Larry Williams, MD, has joined the East Wood Clinic in Paris, Tenn., according to a news release from Henry County Medical Center in Paris, which welcomed the physician to the area.

Boston Scientific Corporation has announced it has received FDA clearance for expanded use indication for its CRE wire-guided balloon dilator for endoscopic dilation of the Sphincter of Oddi following sphincterotomy, according to a news release.