GI & Endoscopy

Roche, a pharmaceutical company, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the cobas TaqScreen MPX Test, v2.0.

GI Specialists of Mississippi opened its office on the campus of Crossgates River Oaks Hospital in Brandon, Miss., according to a Rankin Ledger report.

Flemington, N.J.-based Hunterdon Healthcare opened the Hunterdon Reflux and Motility Center, according to a Hunterdon County Democrat report.

Gastroenterology Associates of Manatee in Bradenton, Fla., added Jennifer Leigh, MD, to its physician team, according to a Bradenton Herald report.

Family First Clinic in Clarksdale, Miss., added Richard Brownstein, MD, according to a report by The Clarksdale Press Register.

Medigus has been awarded a Japanese patent for its miniature camera — the micro ScoutCam.

Here are 11 gastroenterologists who have been in the news in the last few weeks.

Hani Charles Soudah, MD, PhD, of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, joined Nature's Sunshine Products' medical and scientific advisory board.

Robert O. Heuckeroth, MD, PhD, and Ritu Verma, MBChB, will lead a study assessing the safety of a laxative for adults that is often given to constipated children, according to a New York Times report.

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