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GI & Endoscopy

EMR systems are not one-size-fits all. Modernizing Medicine has created a number of specialty-specific EMR platforms, including EMA GastroenterologyTM. Julie Servoss, MD, Medical Director of GI for Modernizing Medicine, explains why a system designed specifically for the field of GI…

Salix Pharmaceuticals, a developer of medical devices and drugs for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, may be acquired for $190 per share, according to a Triangle Business Journal report.

Physicians undergo rigorous training, from earning their medical degree through fellowship completion, to master clinical skills, but to remain successful in today's challenging environment physicians are beginning to look to an additional skill set: business leadership.

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The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons has launched a new program designed to promote safe use of energy-based devices in the endoscopy suite and operating room, according to an EndoNurse report.

Gilead Sciences' hepatitis C treatment Sovaldi, sold at roughly $1,000 per pill, has made headlines for both its price tag and effectiveness. But, the drugs record sales may now be on the decline, according to a Medscape report.  

A new study performed at an university-based endoscopy center suggests that endoscopic ultrasonography may replaced endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography as the primary means of detecting common bile duct stones, according to a 7th Space Interactive report.

The FDA has approved adalimumab (Humira) for achieving and maintaining remission in pediatric patients Crohn's patients six years or older, according to a Medscape report.

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