Adhesys Medical, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grünenthal Group, received the FDA's Expedited Access Pathway designation for the surgical sealant Vivo.
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Deaths from liver cancer increased by 80 percent in the last two decades, making liver cancer the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide after lung cancer.
Clinical Genomics' fecal occult blood test InSure FIT was more effective than two other leading tests in a study of 1,000-plus people, according to a study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Jack McNerney, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Tucson (Ariz.) Gastroenterology Specialists.
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Surgical Notes will be at 13 conferences and trade shows across the nation in 2018, displaying its revenue cycle services and solutions.
Top Doctor Awards named Sathya Kalangi, MD, a Top Doctor in Baytown, Texas.
Here are five practices and hospitals making headlines this week.
After polyps are detected, patients may not be eligible for free colonoscopies, according to a column in Kaiser Health News.
The National Institutes of Health awarded Boston Medical Center gastroenterologist Michelle Long, MD, a five-year, nearly $1 million grant to fund research on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Wicked Local reports.