Serge Haan, a professor in the Life Science Research Unit at the University of Luxembourg, and his colleagues have discovered two potential biomarkers for colorectal cancer, according to a Medical News Today report.
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The FDA has approved the new cranberry flavored PREPOPIK bowel preparation from Ferring Pharmaceuticals.
Recent research has found that malpractice claims for delayed diagnosis of esophageal cancer in low-risk patients is uncommon, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.
GreeneStone Healthcare, based in Ontario, Canada, will sell its endoscopy division for C$1.25 million to Jaintheelal Parekh Medicine Professional Corporation.
Gastroenterology is a broad field including a number of areas of practice. Here are 10 statistics on gastroenterologist salary by subspecialty.
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Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, has been named the chief of the gastroenterology and hepatology division at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York, according to an India West report.
Colonoscopy is the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening and prevention, but new research suggests that current screening practices may be leading to an overuse of the procedure.
The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer has suggested that large population-based screening for Helicobacter pylori be a global priority to reduce the burden of gastric cancer, according to a Medscape report.
Here are five GI/endoscopy devices that received FDA 510(k) clearance in September.
A number of different trials have demonstrated that water exchange and CO2 insufflation are less painful for colonoscope insertion than air insufflation, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.