Lafayette (La.) General Endoscopy Center earned a Certificate of Recognition for Quality in Endoscopy from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, according to a report by The Acadiana Advocate.
GI & Endoscopy
New technology continues to roll out in the gastroenterology field. Here are five GI/endoscopy devices that received FDA 510(k) clearance in November.
Reinaldo Garcia, MD, joined Akron (Ohio) Children's Hospital last year and has now become the director of pediatric gastroenterology, according to an MDNEWS report.
Sanovas, a company focused on the development of minimally invasive diagnostics, has received recognition from Frost & Sullivan for its MicroCam Technology Platform.
Cancer Treatment Centers of American in Tulsa, Okla., has added gastroenterologist Scott Hendrickson, DO, according to a Tulsa World report.
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Fecal microbiome analysis has the potential to improve the accuracy of fecal occult blood testing for colorectal cancer, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued its final payment decision for Exact Sciences’ FDA-approved noninvasive stool DNA colorectal cancer screening test Cologuard.
Robert Holmes, MD, will sit on the newly formed medical advisory board of PMG Research, a network that provides clinical research services to pharmaceutical companies and CROs.
Here are five gastroenterologists or GI groups who made the news within the past week.
Low-dose, enteric-coated aspirin tablets reduced colorectal tumor recurrence in an Asian population, according to a study published in Gut.