EndoChoice, a gastrointestinal device company, has honored Richard McGlaughlin, MD, and Richard Honer, MD, as EndoHeroes for medical service done outside of the U.S.
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Atlantic Gastroenterology Associates, based in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., is one of 20 clinics currently studying a new treatment for Hepatitis C, according to a report by The Body.
LA Peer Health System, a multispecialty outpatient surgery center in Beverly Hills, Calif., has begun a monthly journal club to discuss and analyze the latest research and advancements in the medical field.
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.
StopColonCancerNow.com has pledged $5 to the V Foundation, founded by ESPN and college basketball coach Jimmy Valvano, for every story posted to the website's testimonial page.
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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.
A Stanford University research team, led by Joseph Kahn, has created an endoscope comprised of a single optical fiber, according to a New Scientist report. Sign up for our FREE GI E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your…
Brooklyn Hospital Center is one of the first healthcare facilities in New York to acquire the Olympus EVIS EXERA III endoscopy system.