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.
GI & Endoscopy
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.
There have been a number of efforts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, none of which have been successful thus far. If the healthcare reform legislation were to actually be repealed, how would this affect the GI…
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David E. Fleischer, MD, is a professor of medicine in the department of gastroenterology and hepatology at Mayo Clinic Arizona in Scottsdale. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine–Gastroenterology. He is a member of the American Society…
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr., and staff members of Mid-South Gastroenterology Group in Memphis to launch the 100 percent by 2020 Campaign, an initiative that aims to increase colonoscopy screenings, according to a report by The Daily News.
Lesley Rhee, MD, joined Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola University Health System.
Single-site laparoscopic surgery is a new method for physicians to remove advanced cancerous tumors through a single incision in the belly button.
Ira L. Flax, MD, is a managing partner of Digestive and Liver Specialists in Houston. He co-founded and served as chairman of the Texas Alliance for Digestive Diseases, a regional gastroenterology independent practice association. He also previously served as president…