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.
GI & Endoscopy
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.
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Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins gastroenterologist and Crohn's disease researcher Steven Brant, MD, has been awarded nearly $250,000 toward genomic sequencing and gene analysis for his laboratory, according to an EndoNurse report.
Raleigh (N.C.) Endoscopy Center's Murtaza Parekh, MD, received recognition from the American College of Gastroenterology at the Annual Scientific Meeting.
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to the EndoChoice Fuse Gastroscope.
Monetary incentives for patients to get screened for colon cancer may increase participation, but only by small margins, according to a Medscape report.
The Colon Cancer Prevention Project is the largest nonprofit organization focused on colon cancer education and prevention in the state of Kentucky.