GI & Endoscopy

Information from the NHS Information Center shows a 30-fold increase in the number of people undergoing weight-loss surgery in the UK in the past decade and a 12 percent increase in the past year, according to a report from the…

The Manhattan Endoscopy Center in New York City opened in December 2011 and is one of the largest single-specialty GI centers in the nation, with 15,000 patients expected in the first year. The center currently has 17 active physicians, and…

invendo medical announced the FDA approved its SC20 single-use colonoscope as part of the company's C20 colonoscopy system.

A researcher from the Mayo Clinic in Arizona found computed tomographic colonography, also called virtual colonoscopy, was as effective in patients over 65 as it was in patients under 65, according to findings published in Radiology.

Chadwick W. Hatfield, MD, of Tri-State Gastroenterology Associates in Crestview Hills, Ky., has earned board certification in gastroenterology through the American Board of Gastroenterology, according to an NKY.com report.

Brad Watkins, MD, of University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, outlined a new weight loss procedure in a Cincinnati Examiner report.

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that colonoscopic removal of adenomatous polyps prevented colorectal cancer deaths.

Oxford Gene Technology, a provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions, has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Inven2, the technology transfer office at Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, for 12 colorectal cancer tissue biomarkers, according…

March is colorectal cancer awareness month, and a petition aims to light the White House in blue lights, according to the White House website.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American Gastroenterological Association and the American College of Gastroenterology released a document outlining changes to CPT codes for 2012.