Takeda Pharmaceuticals presented data on the use of vedolizumab for treating ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting.
GI & Endoscopy
As hospitals and health systems see an unfortunate rise in the number of patients treated with improperly processed endoscopes, Dawn England, MD, shared several implementable methods with Infection Control Today.
John Hopkins Hospital is taking a different approach to hepatitis C virus infections and is seeing higher patient adherence rates and improved outcomes, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News reports.
A study presented at United European Gastroenterology Week found that MOTUS GI's Pure-Vu System effectively cleans poorly-prepared colons during colonoscopy procedure, so that colorectal cancer screening can take place.
Douglas A. Corley, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist with Kaiser Permanente at San Francisco Medical Center.
Advertisement
A minimally invasive approach to abdominal procedures to treat cancer may be a viable alternative to open procedures, a new study presented at the 2016 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons claims.
The American College of Gastroenterology with the cooperation of Allergan and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals launched the Picture My IBS campaign.
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic discovered patients suffering from pain caused by irritable bowel syndrome could benefit from taking pregabalin, Science Daily reports.
St. Paul, Minn.-based St. Jude Medical has formed a cyber security advisory board to ensure its devices put patient safety "at the forefront."
A study in Cancer Research found that obesity may be associated with increased risk of liver cancer.