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GI & Endoscopy

The following article is written by Bradley J. Catalone, MD, director of clinical affairs, and Mary Ann Drosnock, infection control scientist, for Olympus America.   Automated endoscope reprocessors (AERs) have been receiving a great deal of increased attention lately due…

Everist Genomics has received the U.S. Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment certification required for the company to launch its OncoDefender-CRC assay, a prognostic test for assessing the risk of cancer recurrence for patients with early stage colorectal cancer, according to a…

Study results suggest split-dose MiraLAX in 64 oz. Gatorade is not as effective as 4 L split-dose GoLytely in bowel prep before colonoscopies, according to an article published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

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Although the use of colonoscopy has prevented a high number of colorectal cancer deaths, researchers suggest many more deaths could be prevented through more widespread use of the screening modality, according to an article published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

In a joint letter, the presidents of the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy responded critically to a New York Times "letter to the editor" that suggested flexible sigmoidoscopy was just as effective as colonoscopy.

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