A study lead by researchers from Mayo Clinic suggests remission from Crohn's disease may be more likely if patients receive biologic therapy combined with immune-suppressing drugs first instead of immune-suppressing drugs alone, according to a Mayo news release.
GI & Endoscopy
Edward Frech, MD, and Michael Sossenheimer, MD, of Mountain West Gastroenterology and Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City fielded questions on colonoscopy and colon cancer as part of a hotline on April 10, according to a report in the…
A team from Juntendo University Nerima Hospital in Tokyo, Japan, used a modified endoscopic submucosal dissection technique to remove a large ileal lipoma from a 62 year-old man, according to an article published in the April 7 issue of the…
Over-the-scope-clips, initially designed for hemostatis of gastrointestinal bleeding, may be the least invasive method to close chronic small fistulas, according to a study in the April 7, 2010, issue of the World Journal of Gastroenterology.
The American Gastroenterological Association recently signed a petition created by the Texas Medical Association, which calls on Congress to develop a "rational Medicare physician payment system," according to an AGA news release.
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Kennedy University Hospital in Stratford, N.J., has named Marc Neff, MD, as the medical director of its bariatric surgery program, according to a report by the Star-Ledger.
A recent prospective, controlled trial of over 900 patients indicated that the prevalence of structural abnormalities in the colon was no higher in suspected non-constipation irritable bowel syndrome patients than in healthy controls, according to a study published in The…
Medivators Reprocessing Systems, a Minntech Corp. business group, received FDA 510(k) clearance of its Medivators DSD Edge automated endoscope reprocessor for the high-level disinfection of flexible, heat-sensitive endoscopes, according to a Medivators news release.
Here are the median gross charges and net revenue per GI/endoscopy case by a surgery center's annual total net revenue, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
Here is the average 2008 Medicare sub charge (submitted charges divided by allowed services), average allow charge (Medicare-allowed charges divided by allowed services, including co-pays and deductibles paid by patient), and average payment (Medicare payments divided by allowed services, not…