Harvard gastroenterologist Braden Kuo, MD, and artist Stefani Bardin collaborated on a project that used camera pills to look at differences in how the body digests a processed meal and a natural meal, according to a Wired report.
GI & Endoscopy
Boston Scientific launched its Expect 19 Flex Endoscopic Ultrasound Aspiration Needle for use in acquiring tissue samples from organs adjacent to the GI tract under endoscopic ultrasound guidance, according to a company news release.
An increase in acceptance and sales will continue to drive the capsule endoscopy market that has grown 12.9 percent annually since 2007, according to a Kalorama news release.
General Electric Healthcare plans to invest in Check-Cap, an Israeli company developing swallowable endoscopic capsules for imaging inside the GI tract, through its $250 million healthymagination fund, according to a news release.
Shahid Mehboob, MD, has joined Gastroenterology Associates in Buffalo, N.Y., according to a Buffalo News report.
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A study found insured patients reduced their use of screening colonoscopy from December 2007-June 2009 compared to the two years before the recession began, according to findings published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
In an effort to separate itself from the disgraced marketing company, Allergan announced that it will stop selling its Lap-Band products to surgery centers associated with 1-800-GET-THIN, according to an LA Times report.
The global endoscopy market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.2 percent from 2011-2014, according to a Research and Markets report.
An international panel of 25 leading bariatric surgeons reached a consensus on the best practices for performing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, according to a news release.