Regulators and physicians are hoping to limit the use of a new weight loss pill that carries heightened safety risks to patients, according to a Fox News report.
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Joseph Brasco, MD, spent a year and a half convincing the board of directors of the Huntsville (Ala.) Center for Colon and Digestive Disease to allow him to perform fecal microbiota transplant in the center.
Stony Brook University Medical Center has launched a new Bariatric and Metabolic Weight Loss Center, according to a report by the Stony Brook Statesman.
Obese patients suffering from chronic kidney disease are still viable candidates for bariatric surgery, according to a study reported in Renal Business.
EndoChoice has expanded its headquarters in Alpharetta, Ga., increasing its space by 70 percent, according to an Endo Nurse report.
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The Endoscopy and Surgery Center of Woodbridge Hills in Portage, Mich., is one of several providers participating in a new colonoscopy screening awareness campaign in Kalamazoo County, Mich., according to a West Michigan Business News report.
The FDA's Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 20-2 to endorse approval for Vivus' weight-loss drug Qnexa, according to an NPR report.
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.