Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA granted clearance to Medtronic’s endoscopic hemostasis system, Nexpowder, intended to improve visibility ...

After years of focusing solely on the colon, Motus GI is living up to the full potential of its name by bringing its endoscopy cleansing technology into other areas of the gastrointestinal tract. With ...

This newer mode of administration for immunotherapy comes with benefits and risks. It is important for a person to work with a doctor when making treatment decisions for upper gastrointestinal (GI) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The swallowed capsule detected the presence of blood with a sensitivity and specificity of 92.9% and 90.6%, ...

In the wake of warnings from the FDA about safety issues associated with certain ultrasound-equipped endoscopes, EndoSound has secured an agency clearance for a device designed to avoid those issues.

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding refers to bleeding that occurs anywhere in the esophagus, the stomach, or the upper part of the small intestine. It is a symptom of an underlying disorder, and it ...

Recently there have been significant advances on several fronts in the ongoing war against cancer of the alimentary tract. Now, Japanese researchers report the development of another weapon: Linked ...

We asked four gastroenterologists which symptoms you should never ignore—and what they might signal.

Researchers report the use of Linked Color Imaging, an innovative modality that specifically combines selected wavelengths of light for illumination in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. This method, ...

Upper GI mucosal damage was tied to a 76% higher risk of subsequent Parkinson's disease. The retrospective study followed GI patients for nearly 15 years. The findings support literature suggesting ...