According to draft guidelines issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, there isn't enough evidence yet to say whether widespread screening for celiac disease makes sense, as reported by Reuters.
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Sven Hida, MD, a gastroenterologist who recently joined Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center, performed the hospital's first peroralendoscopic myotomy procedure, according to HealthCanal.
A study published in JAMA found simple remedies such as diluted apple juice may be more effective than an electrolyte solution for treating mild pediatric gastroenteritis.
Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, is a gastroenterologist and professor of medicine and surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. He is also the chief emeritus of gastroenterology at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City.
The Texas Medical Association named gastroenterologist Carlos Cardenas, MD, president-elect, according to a D Healthcare Daily report.
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Mederi Therapeutics launched of RFT3, the third generation of Stretta technology.
Boston Scientific reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2016.
Galmed Pharmaceuticals in New York has signed an investigator-initiated clinical trial agreement with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York to evaluate the effect of aramchol in combination with vitamin D for treatment of nonalcoholic fatty…
A study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology found exercising may induce physiological changes that resemble gastroesophageal reflux disease, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Recently, with the FDA approval of Allergan's Viberzi and Valeant Pharmaceuticals' Xifaxan, as well as the low FODMAP (fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols) diet, there have been more alternatives available to people suffering from irritable bowel syndrome, according to…