GI & Endoscopy

Can physicians express their thoughts in 140 characters or less? Though Twitter is one of the most popular social media platforms, gastroenterologists may prefer a different medium.

Innovation in healthcare may face regulatory and funding hurdles, but new gastroenterology and endoscopy technology continues to enter the market. Here are 56 GI/endoscopy devices that received U. S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance in 2014.

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.