Joe Zuerker, MD, Leann Serbousek, MD, Randy Kakish, MD, Karen Kindley, MD, and Vijay Prabhu, MD, all board-certified gastroenterologists, have joined the medical staff of Mercy Clinic in Oklahoma City, according to a NewsOK news report.
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Researchers have developed a three-dimensional tissue model of the human intestine to study gastrointestinal diseases, according to a Cornell University Chronicle Online report.
Baylor Research Institute, the research arm of Baylor Health Care System, and Eureka Genomics have partnered to study the causes of colorectal cancer for the advancement of the disease's prevention, management and treatment, according to a news release.
Bovine colostrum may reduce intestinal permeability of luminal toxins caused by heavy exercise in athletes, according to an article published in the American Journal of Physiology- Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology.
Cook Medical has developed a new histology needle for endoscopic ultrasound that provides a minimally invasive procedure for taking samples of submucosal lesions, mediastinal masses, lymph nodes and intraperitoneal masses, according to a news release by the company.
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New technology now allows GI physicians to remove patients' gallstones without open abdominal surgery and a hospital stay, avoiding longer recovery times and higher healthcare costs, according to an Albany Herald news report.
Avastin, in combination with chemotherapy, was expected to extend the lifespan of patients with cancer, including advanced colorectal tumors, by many years but is failing to live up to that expectation, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek news report.
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has awarded 35 endoscopy units with a three-year, renewable Certificate of Recognition, according to an ASGE release.
Several recently published studies have demonstrated positive outcomes from the utilization of transoral incisionless fundoplication for the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
There has been increased attention paid toward quality measures for colonoscopy, particularly adenoma detection rates and cecal intubation rates, some of which can also serve as predictors for interval colorectal cancer.