New treatments for hepatitis C have been found to be effective, but expensive. A new report has found that these new drugs account for a 13.1 percent increase in U.S. prescription drug spending in 2014, according to a Medscape report.
GI & Endoscopy
The American Gastroenterological Association has extended the deadline for the AGA-GRG Young Investigator Award to March 23.
Christopher Forsmark, MD, is a professor of medicine and chief of the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He is a past president of the American Pancreatic Association and the Florida Gastroenterologic Society.…
Mauna Kea Technologies announced the continued adoption and expanded use of the Cellvizio technology platform in Japan.
Here is a stock report on five publicly traded GI/endoscopy companies for March 10 to March 16.
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Here are seven news updates for gastroenterologists to know for March 16, 2015.
The FDA's Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee will meet May 14 to 15 to discuss the transmission of "superbug" infections, according to a Reuters report.
Norgine and Arc Medical Design have partnered to distribute the ENDOCUFF VISION device.
The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (HR 1220 and S 624) was introduced in the House and Senate, according to an AGA eDigest report. Here are five things to know about the legislation.
Professor Pier Alberto Testoni, director of gastroenterology and digestive endoscopy IRCCS at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy, has performed three MUSE procedures for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.