FDA has announced it has approved Torax Medical's LINX Reflux Management System for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a news release.
GI & Endoscopy
The results of a new study conducted by researchers at Temple University in Philadelphia and published in Cancer Prevention Research suggest a link between high-fat diets and an increased risk of colon cancer, according to a Temple University news release.
Solos Endoscopy has announced it will be launching a new endoscopic instrument line called SteriTAP, according to a news release.
Reza Shaker, MD, chief of gastroenterology and hepatology at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, has developed a new device to help treat patients suffering from severe acid reflux, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report.
Gastroenterologist Vinod Singh, MD, has joined Valley View Medical Center in Fort Mohave, Ariz., according to a Mohave Daily News report.
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Colon and Rectal Surgery Center in Battle Creek, Mich., is hosting an open house on Thursday to raise awareness for colorectal cancer, according to a Battle Creek Enquirer report.
Marlborough (Mass.) Hospital has named Karen Toland as its clinical manager of endoscopy, according to a Worcester Business Journal report.
Houssam Al Kharrat, MD, a gastroenterologist for Covenant Health System in Lubbock, Texas, shares seven bullet points about colonoscopies in a Lubbock Avalanche-Journal report.
The results of a new study published in the March 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates patients with infected necrotizing pancreatitis who received endoscopic transgastric necrosectomy had an associated lower risk of major complications compared…
David Johnson, MD, professor of medicine and chief of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School, evaluates the American College of Physicians' recently released guidance statement for colorectal cancer screening in a new Medscape Today video.