GI & Endoscopy

Given Imaging, a company focused on capsule endoscopy, has announced that it has received clearance to market its PillCam COLON in Japan from the country's Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Agency.

  The Food and Drug Administration granted four GI-related 510(k) clearances in May and June.

The North American endoscopy market is estimated to be worth $4.3 billion, according to a Transparency Market Research report.

During the 2013 Digestive Disease Week meeting, Douglas K. Rex, MD, director of endoscopy at Indiana University Hospital and professor of medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, presented the findings of a study comparing colon capsule endoscopy…

The FDA has announced that it will not require an investigational new drug application for fecal microbiota as a treatment for C. difficile infections that do not respond to standard treatments, according to report by the American Gastroenterological Association.

Here are 25 statistics on how gastroenterology and other medical specialties' compensation have changed since 2011, according to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report: 2013.

Here are eight statistics on gastroenterology and endoscopy revenue in ambulatory surgery centers based on case volume, according to VMG Health's Intellimaker ASC Benchmarking Survey 2011.

Lynn and Oscar Wyatt have donated $1.2 million to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston to support the research of digestive diseases, according to report by the Houston Chronicle.

The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors has released a response to the recent "Reuse of Single-Use Critical Medical Devices" statement by the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates.

In a recent study published in Endoscopy, physicians of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore shared the promising results of a metal stent as a treatment for gastroparesis, according to an EndoNurse report.