MEMSCAP, the leading provider of innovative solutions based on micro-electro-mechanical systems technology, has announced that it has incorporated its technology in the PillCam COLON 2 video capsule manufactured by Given Imaging, according to a joint news release.
GI & Endoscopy
New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City has established its Center for Digestive Care, which aims to provide high quality patient care, research and education for all aspects of digestive diseases, according to a Weill Cornell news…
According to the FDA, a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy is necessary for ustekinumab (STELARA) to ensure that the benefits of the drug outweigh the potential risks of serious infections and malignancy and reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS), according to…
New data from the FDA shows that when clopidogrel (Plavix), an anti-clotting medication, and omeprazole (Prilosec/Prilosec OTC), a proton pump inhibitor used to reduce stomach acid, are taken together, the effectiveness of clopidogrel is reduced, meaning patients at risk for…
Here are 22 statistics about GI/endoscopy in surgery centers.
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Three studies in the November issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, highlighted new findings related to asymptomatic women with Barrett's esophagus, the accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-fine needle aspiration in…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department for Veterans Affairs have issued a new set of guidelines for healthcare facilities, including hospitals, ASCs and private practices, for the cleaning and processing…
In 2006, at least one procedure was performed during six out of 10 hospital stays and 24.4 million discharges with procedures occurred. The top 10 all-listed procedures, which include all procedures performed during the hospital stay, made up 55 percent…
Olympus has introduced the GIF-XP180N scope, the world's smallest gastrointestinal videoscope to offer four-way angulation and Narrow Band Imaging to detect upper GI abnormalities, according to an Olympus news release.
A new treatment for Barrett's esophagus, a pre-cancerous condition associated with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease, which may prevent esophageal cancer, was performed at Longview (Texas) Regional Medical Center's physician surgery center, according to a report in the Longview News-Journal.