Xlumena, a privately held provider of innovative technology for gastroenterologists and interventional endoscopists, has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration to market its NAVIX Access Device, an advanced endoscopy system designed to enable secure access, dilation and…
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Fujifilm Holdings Corp., based in Valhalla, N.Y., signed a five-year comprehensive joint research and development agreement on endoscopy-related products with Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, according to a Fujifilm news release.
A study funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases found that a significant proportion of irritable bowel syndrome patients treated with cognitive behavior therapy, those called "rapid responders," saw and maintained improvement of their IBS…
Thomas J. Savides, MD, interim chief and professor of clinical medicines for the division of gastroenterology, has been named as physician of the year for UC San Diego Health System, according to a UCSD news release.
St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis has added Twan Phanijphand, DO, a gastroenterology specialist, to its medical staff, according to a St. Anthony's news release.
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Olympus will conduct a benefit auction of one of its EVIS EXERA II 180 HD platforms to bidders at hospitals and clinics across the U.S., beginning May 17, with proceeds going to the Entertainment Industry Foundation's National Colorectal Cancer Research…
Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have found that an investigational form of naproxen, called nitric oxide-donating naproxen (NO-naproxen), can block one of the earliest molecular changes that lead to colorectal cancer development while also reducing gastrointestinal toxicity, a relatively…
Michelle Steele is the administrator of Eastside Endoscopy Center in Bellevue, Wash., a three-room GI ASC managed by Physicians Endoscopy. Ms. Steele has been with EEC for 15 years, starting as a charge nurse, before moving into her role as…
Mentor, Ohio-based US Endoscopy is planning a $4.7 million expansion, so the company can continue to design, make and sell its gastrointestinal endoscopy products, with the goal of moving into other specialties, according to a report in MedCity News.