Bariatric surgery was not significantly associated with decreased mortality in a study of mostly male VA patients in the Journal of the American Medical Association, according to a news release by the U.S. Air Force.
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Stanford Hospital & Clinics' new Gastrointestinal Pain Program brings together gastroenterologists and pain physicians in a new multi-disciplinary treatment approach, according to a news release by Stanford.
A new study by researchers at Mayo Clinic has linked gastric bypass surgery to increased long-term fracture risk, according to a report by Internal Medicine News.
Endoscopic resection of T1 colorectal carcinomas had statistically similar outcomes to oncologic surgery, even when patients were thought to be at increased risk of cancer reoccurrence, according to an Internal Medicine News report.
The FDA has approved Given Imaging's PillCam ESO 3 video capsule for visualization of the esophageal mucosa, according to a news release from the company.
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Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have created a small intestine in mice that replicates the intestinal structures of the natural intestine, according to a news release by Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
A new flexible endoscopy robot inserted through the mouth has successfully removed gastric tumors from three patients in India, according to a report by MedGadget.
Preliminary data indicate gastric plication could become a surgical option to help very obese individuals shed excess weight, but more study is needed, according to a report by Internal Medicine News.
A new American Cancer Society study has linked higher numbers of colon cancer screenings to lower colon cancer death rates, according to an ACS release.
A new report shows adult obesity rates rose in 16 states and did not decline in any state in the past year, according to a release the Trust for America's Health.