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Unnecessary anesthesia adds $1B to health spending
Patients increasingly are undergoing unnecessary general anesthesia during gastroenterological procedures, costing the healthcare system as much as $1 billion each year in extra spending, according
Researchers: Next generation of virtual endoscopy swims along
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and Tel Aviv University are pushing forward on efforts to create an MRI-guided capsule that provides images of the digestive tract, a
New study supports PCPs performing colonoscopies
Primary care physicians with training in colonoscopy techniques are as effective at finding potentially cancerous polyps in the colon as gastroenterologists are, according to a study published in the
Veteran contracts HIV from unsterilized endoscopic equipment
The Department of Veterans Affairs has confirmed at a patient has tested positive for HIV, contracted from unsterilized endoscopic equipment. In addition, at least five other veterans have tested
