GI & Endoscopy

Vendors are an essential part of healthcare, but oftentimes providers find those relationships to be one-sided, rather than of mutual benefit. Frank Chapman, COO of Ohio Gastroenterology Group and Center Ohio Endoscopy Center in Columbus, shares his experience with finding…

The colonoscopy preparation is one of the biggest barriers when it comes to colorectal cancer screening, but the distasteful process may be about to change.

John Abele, the co-founder of Boston Scientific, will receive the Medical Design Excellence Awards 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award on June 9.

Here are two gastroenterology and endoscopy devices that received FDA 510(k) clearance in May.

Henry P. Parkman, MD, is a professor of medicine in the section of gastroenterology and director of the GI Motility service at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology.

Miami-based Gastro Health has collaborated with OMNI Health Media to launch an online support community for those suffering from gastrointestinal conditions.

Here are five recent news updates on gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.

Sharmila Anandasabapathy, MD, a gastroenterologist and professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, has co-authored a study on a low-cost microendoscope that has the potential to replace traditional biopsies for esophageal cancer, according to a report from…

Daniel J. Pambianco, MD, is a gastroenterologist practicing with Charlottesville (Va.) Gastroenterology Associates, which he joined 1989. He also serves as director of endoscopy at Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville and medical director of Charlottesville Medical Research, a regional network…

Medigus has been awarded an additional supply order of its micro ScoutCam technology from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.