Seven patients were infected with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae after undergoing ERCP at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles. Olympus, the manufacturer of the scopes used in these cases, now faces lawsuits from five of these patients, according to a…
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North Texas Heartburn and Reflux Center in Southlake has begun to offer transnasal esophagoscopy to screen patients for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer.
Daniel Podolsky, MD, president of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, will join the Agilent Technologies board of directors, effective in July.
Brad A. Bowyer, MD, is a gastroenterologist practicing with Rockford (Ill.) Gastroenterology Associates. He is also a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford and has hospital privileges in a number of…
Pensacola, Fla.-based The Endoscopy Center announced that it will sign a pledge with the American Cancer Society to achieve a shared goal to increase colorectal cancer screening rates nationwide to 80 percent by 2018, according to a Pensacola News-Journal report.
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Here are six recent news updates on gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.
Cellvizio, developed by device company Mauna Kea Technologies, has received a new CPT code from the American Medical Association.
Carol Morris, DO, has joined Bayhealth Gastroenterology in Milford, Del., according to a Milford Live report.
Swallow Solutions has raised $1.1 million in a funding round led by Wisconsin Super Angel Fund, according to an xconomy report.
Akron (Ohio) General Partners Physician Group has added gastroenterologist Jeffrey Neher, MD, according to a Hub Times report.