Cape Regional Medical Center's Same Day Surgery Care Center in Cape May, N.J., added two board-certified gastroenterologists to its staff, Anthony Masciarelli, DO, and Renjy Vattasseril, MD.
GI & Endoscopy
PENTAX Medical has launched its MagniView rage optical zoom technology for gastroenterology applications, according to a News Medical report.
In 2012, gastroenterologists ranked as the fourth-highest paid physician specialty, behind orthopedists, cardiologists and radiologists, with a mean annual income of $342,000, according to the Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2013.
Johnson & Johnson's Sedasys anesthesia sedation device could reduce the cost of colonoscopies, but it also poses the threat of replacing anesthesiologists, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
A recent study in JAMA Psychiatry found no definitive link between celiac disease and autism, according to a Health Day report.
Advertisement
Lasers now have the ability to detect intestinal problem areas, which could reduce the need for tissue removal for biopsies, according to a Guardian Media report.
In the Gastroenterologist Compensation Report: 2013, Medscape asked respondents whether they would consider not taking Medicare patients. Medicare traditionally reimburses lower than private payers for the same procedures.
Janssen Biologics' SIMPONI drug for treating active ulcerative colitis in adult patients has been approved by the European Commission.
GlaxoSmithKline gave up all the rights for all indications to vercirnon after the drug candidate performed poorly in a Phase III trial, according to News-Medical report.
Memorial Medical Center in Ludington, Mich., has recently opened a new emergency room and intends to convert the old emergency room space into an endoscopy center.