The Stamford Hospital recognized AmSurg Partner and Medical Director at Diagnostic Endoscopy Center Stuart Waldstreicher, MD, as the "Physician of the Quarter."
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Cantel Medical acquired the assets of Pure Water Solutions for a purchase price of $11.9 million in cash consideration.
Obesity and acid reflux are two major risk factors of esophageal cancer, according to a review article published in New England Journal of Medicine.
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Olympus received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to introduce its Narrow Band Imaging technology in the United States, according to a Medgadget report.
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A Mayo Clinic Jacksonville-based study could be the basis of new colonoscopy guideline updates for experienced gastroenterologists, according to a report from The Florida Times-Union.
Gastroenterologist Christopher T. Meyer, DO, was named CEO and chairman of the Board of Governors for Holzer Health System, according to a My Daily Register report.
Uroplasty and Vision-Sciences entered into a definitive merger agreement.
Stanley H. Lorber, MD, longtime team physician for the Philadelphia 76ers and gastroenterologist at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, passed away, according to a Philly.com report.
Computer-generated histories of present illness were of higher overall quality, better organized and more useful than with histories written by physicians in gastroenterology clinics, according to a study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.