Huntington (N.Y.) Hospital has appointed David Rivadeneira, MD, the director of surgical services and the director of colorectal surgical services, according to a report by the Huntington Patch.
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According to BCC Research and Transparency Market Research, the endoscopy market is expected to be valued at $9.6 billion by 2016, according to a Dotmed Daily News report.
The Supporting ColoRectal Examination and Education Now Act has been introduced to the House and Senate by Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), according to a report by The Sacramento Bee.
Gastroenterologist Harold Kaplan, MD, has retired from MidState Medical Center in Meriden, Conn., and will begin teaching at Quinnipac University Frank H. Netter School of Medicine in North Haven, Conn., according to a My Record Journal report.
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Brooklyn Hospital Center is one of the first healthcare facilities in New York to acquire the Olympus EVIS EXERA III endoscopy system.
Children's of Alabama Hospital has opened the first pediatric colorectal clinic in the state. The clinic is located on the Children's Russell Campus in Birmingham.
The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons has released "Patient Information Guidelines for Laparoscopic Colon Resection," which offers patients a chance to see the benefits of minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer.
Researchers at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, have created a scope that will allow gastroenterologists a 360-degree view during colonoscopies, according to a Winnipeg Free Press report.