The Sandler-Kenner Foundation has announced it will give Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., a $500,000, multi-year donation to help fund a study of the early detection of pancreatic cancer.
GI & Endoscopy
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge have developed photometric stereo endoscopy, a new colonoscopy technique that produces three-dimensional images of the colon's surface, according to a MITnews report.
Kennewick (Wash.) General Hospital named Lee Jayson Stone, MD, to its gastroenterology team.
The Florida Medical Association elected Alan Harmon, MD, the group's 137th president at its annual meeting in Orlando, according to a Jacksonville Business Journal report.
Pediatric gastroenterologists at Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore have launched a fecal transplant program after studies have shown it to be an effective treatment for drug-resistant C. difficile infections, according to a Science Daily report.
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Netherlands-based Janssen Biologics received a positive recommendation for its SIMPONI to treat moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, according to Pipeline Review.
New York Gastroenterology Associates has opened its second office in Scarsdale, N.Y., to reach patients in Westchester and Fairfield counties, according to a Daily Voice report.
A recent survey looked at general anesthesia use for colonoscopy and found most medical professionals would prefer full sedation for the procedure but the cost can be prohibitive, according a Reuters Health report.
Mayo Clinic Gastroenterologist Piet de Groen, MD, developed a video method to assist physicians in evaluating the quality of the colonoscopy screenings performed.
Gastroenterologist Suresh Chari, MD, received a $500,000 grant from The Sandler-Kenner Foundation, an Irving, Calif.-based organization backing pancreatic cancer research, according to a Dallas/Fort Worth Healthcare Daily report.