Olympus' TJF-Q180V duodenoscope that includes modifications to the device design and labeling has received FDA 510(k) clearance.
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A new Kentucky House bill will allow the underinsured population greater access to colon cancer screenings, according to The Lane Report.
On Dec. 21, 2015, Digestive Disease and Sciences published an editorial review titled, "Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Fresh and Minty Approach to an Old Therapy." The editorial reviewed the clinical data from an online article titled, "A Novel Delivery…
David Hershel Alpers, MD, is the William B. Kountz Professor of Internal Medicine in the division of gastroenterology and co-director of the Center for Human Nutrition at Washington University School of Medicine at St. Louis. His hospital affiliations include Barnes-Jewish…
Frozen fecal matter is just as effective as fresh fecal matter when using fecal microbiota transplantation to treat Clostridium difficile infection, a clinical trial has shown, according to a WebMD report.
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Richard Lozoff, MD, will join Midwest Gastroenterology in Lee's Summit, Mo., on Feb. 1, according to a Lee's Summit Tribune report.
The duodenoscope has caused more superbug infections than earlier reported, based on a U.S. Senate health committee report, according to SFGate. The duodenoscope is used for pancreas and bile duct conditions.
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Raymond DuBois, MD, PhD, is the next dean of Medical University of South Carolina's College of Medicine and the executive director of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University in Tempe. He will assume his new role with MUSC on…
The New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Surgeons named Michael Arvanitis, MD, president, according to an Asbury Park Press report.