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The FDA approved the radioactive drug Lutathera for the treatment of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. This is the first time a radiopharmaceutical has been approved for the treatment of GEP-NETs.
Michael Brophy, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Spokane, Wash.-based Rockwood Digestive Health Center.
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System opened Mount Sinai Doctors Palm Beach (Fla.) focused on bringing primary care, cardiology, gastroenterology and ophthalmology services to the area.
Olympus added a new product to its EndoTherapy portfolio when it became the exclusive distributor of Intelligent Endoscopy's SmartBand Multi-Band Ligation Kit.
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Innovate Biopharmaceuticals completed its reverse merger with Monster Digital, entirely absorbing the company and becoming a publicly traded entity.
Evangelical Community Hospital will acquire Central Penn Gastroenterology Associates, effective July 2, The Daily Item reports. Both organizations are based in Lewisburg, Pa.
Kenneth Mirkin, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Fairfax-based Gastroenterology Associates of Northern Virginia.
Here are the five most popular gastroenterology and endoscopy stories from the week of Jan. 22 to Jan. 26, 2018.
Researchers from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center developed CancerSEEK, a single blood test that screens for eight common cancers, while also identifying the cancer's location.