A federal appeals court voted two to one to overturn a ban on the sale of tiny, high-powered magnets in the United States, Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News reports.
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Deborah Blalock, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Oklahoma City's Blalock GI Care.
After announcing plans to sell off four company assets, investors rallied behind Lovell, Canada-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals.
Analysts from TheStreet believe Parsippany-Troy Hills, N.J.-based Allergan's CEO Brett Saunders hinted the company would soon shift away from early-stage pipeline acquisitions to focus instead on research and development acquisition.
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The Joint Commission awarded its first ever gold seal of approval for Methodist Dallas Medical Center's pancreatric program.
Santa Clara, Calif.-based Frost & Sullivan awarded Garden City, N.Y.-based invendo medical gmbH its 2016 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation.
Bradley Zins, MD, is a gastroenterologist at the Billings (Mont.) Clinic.
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy accredited Washington, Mo.-based Mercy Hospital's gastrointestinal lab, the Missourian reports.
In November 2016, Brian Davis, MD, hosted a webinar in collaboration with the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons on the "Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery — Passing the Exam."