GI & Endoscopy

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for EndoGastric Solutions' EsophyX Z device.

A new multi-center registry will study Stretta therapy as a treatment option for patients suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease after sleeve gastrectomy.

The Massachusetts Medical Society named Francis P. MacMillan Jr., MD, vice speaker of the House of Delegates, according to a Wicked Local North Andover report.

The U.S. Multi-Society Task Force updated guidelines on surveillance colonoscopy in patients who have undergone surgical resection for colorectal cancer, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.

Here are four recent news updates on key gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.

Syracuse (N.Y.) VA Medical Center named Anand Gupta, MD, chief of gastroenterology, according to a report by The Post-Standard.

Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, N.J., honored gastroenterologist Joseph F. Binns, MD, at its annual Physician Recognition Dinner.

Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune (N.C.) is offering virtual colonoscopies, according to Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System.

The FDA is no longer requiring Custom Ultrasonics to recall its Automated Endoscope Reprocessors, despite two previous orders to facilitate the recall, according to a Kaiser Health News report.

Around 1.8 million Americans have celiac disease and a new study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology shows heritage might make a difference.