The National College of Natural Medicine has opened the NCNM Clinic's SIBO Center, a facility designed for the treatment of small intestine bacterial overgrowth, irritable bowel syndrome and related gastrointestinal disorders, according to a report by The Lund Report.
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Gastroenterologist Dr. Vera Denmark joined Newton Wellesley Hospital in 2013 as the first medical director of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research. Here she shares steps for creating a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to treating IBD.
In a recent study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers examined thalidomide as a treatment for pediatric-onset Crohn’s disease.
Gastroenterologist M. Babitha Reddy, DO, is one of several physicians to provide care at the newly-opened Mercy Clinic Family Medicine in O’Fallon, Mo., according to a stltoday.com report.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has named Bishr Omary, MD, PhD, the H. Marvin Pollard Professor of Gastroenterology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, an AAAS 2013 fellow.
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Medical device manufacturer MEDIVATORS and resource for device innovation Edison National Medical have partnered to search for new technology for the detection of lower gastrointestinal diseases and conditions, according to a HispanicBusiness.com report.
Here are six statistics on GI/endoscopy per case in surgery centers based on the number of operating rooms, according to VMG Health's 2011 ASC Intellimaker Survey.
Accountable Care Organizations continue to pop up, grow and evolve. Many physicians are joining ACOs, while others participate in other payment models.
In recent study published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, researchers examine the steps to reaching an effective shared decision-making process between physicians and patients.
The last week of November is the 15th Annual GERD Awareness Week. Gilbert Simoni, MD, of Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks, Calif., discusses gastroesophageal reflux disease and raising awareness.