Stony Brook (N.Y.) Children's Hospital opened a center dedicated to patients with celiac disease and gluten sensitivity, according to Riverhead Local.
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McLaren Health Center in Flint, Mich., named Michael McKenna, MD, its chief medical officer, according to an MLive report.
The ColonoscopyAssist program has partnered with physicians at the Endoscopy Center of El Paso in Texas to offer reduced-rate colonoscopy procedures to under-insured patients.
Voyance has announced the 2012/2013 APEX Quality Award Winners to recognize outstanding healthcare organizations demonstrating excellence in patient satisfaction and overall care over the past 12 months.
A recent study found intraoperative imaging did not reduce the risk of common-duct injury during gallbladder removal surgery, according to a MedPage Today report.
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The American Gastroenterological Association Research Foundation has partnered with the Gastric Cancer Foundation to create a grant for gastric and esophageal cancer research.
GlaxoSmithKline's new drug to treat Chrohn's disease has failed in the first of four clinical trials, according to WRAL Tech Wire.
Researchers have determined endoscopic surveillance of Barrett's esophagus does not decrease the mortality risk of esophageal cancer, according to a study in Gastroenterology.
Bariatric surgery does not reduce healthcare costs long term, according to a recent study in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
EndoChoice released research backing the FDA-approved Fuse system as a more accurate method for preventing colorectal cancer and reducing the number of adenomas missed by colonoscopists.