Gastroenterologist Glenn Madokoro, MD, of Newport Beach, Calif., has increased his practice's healthcare information technology offering to provide better patient-centered care, according to a Digital Journal report.
GI & Endoscopy
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new Vital Signs report that found one in three adults 50 to 75 years old are not being tested for colorectal cancer.
Here are eight gastroenterology-related devices that received FDA 510(k) clearance in October.
Core Physicians in Exeter, N.H., and Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock have teamed up to provide better gastroenterology and cardiology services to pediatric patients, according to a Seacoast Online report.
Colonoscopy has recently come under fire as an expensive, and often unnecessary, test, particularly in a recent article in The New York Times. Here, three gastroenterologists combat these claims and delve into why colonoscopy is a vital tool.
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HOYA will acquire the majority stake in the automated endoscope reprocessing company Wassenburg Group, based in the Netherlands, according to an A to Z Optics/Photonics report.
Gastroenterologist Dr. William Katkov answers questions on fecal microbiota transplantation and a study on FMT delivered in pill form.
Endochoice, a gastrointestinal disease product manufacturer, has filed a lawsuit against competitor Santarus for trademark infringement, according to a Bloomberg Law report.
Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso, Ind., added a new gastroenterologist who brought with him the training to perform endoscopic ultrasounds.
A team of researchers, led by the University of Adelaide in Australia, has found the mechanism of pain relief from the drug Linaclotide, used to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation.