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  • Medical Error? CDC Advice on What to Tell Patients
    ATLANTA—In the case of a medical error or disease transmission, knowing what to tell the patient is no easy feat. To offer assistance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a toolkit that medical staffs can use to notify patients after an ...More
    6 days ago
    Posted in News
  • Study: Mandatory Flu Shot Doesn't Make Employees Quit
    CHICAGO—Mandatory influenza (flu) vaccination, as a condition of employment, does not lead to excessive voluntary termination, according to a four-year analysis of vaccination rates at Loyola University Health System in Chicago. ...More
    1 week ago
    Posted in News
  • Esophageal Cancer a Serious Threat to Black Men
    ANN ARBOR, Mich.—The nation’s attention and research money has been focused on esophageal adenocarcinoma—the type of esophageal cancer that has become more common over the last few decades and is associated with obesity and acid reflux. ...More
    1 week ago
    Posted in News
  • 3M: 3 of Every 20 GI Scopes are Unclean
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Three out of 20 flexible gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes used for screening were found to harbor unacceptable levels of “bio dirt" —cells and matter from a patient’s body that could pose potential infection risk—according to a study of endoscopes used ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • SGNA Releases 'Reuse of Single-Use Critical Medical Devices'
    The Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. (SGNA) assumes no responsibility for the practices or recommendations of any member or other practitioner, or for the policies and procedures of any practice setting. Nurses and associates function within the ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News, Industry Issues
  • Molecular Subtyping Helps Colorectal Cancer Patients
    CHICAGO—Molecular subtyping can help predict outcomes and chemotherapy benefit in patients with colorectal cancer, according to a presentation at the annual conference of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • Gut Bacteria Play Key Role in Vaccination
    BALTIMORE, Md.—The bacteria that live in the human gut may play an important role in immune response to vaccines and infection by wild-type enteric organisms, according to two recent studies resulting from a collaborative effort between the University of Maryland School of ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • Rates of Emergency Bowel Surgery Vary Wildly From State to State
    BALTIMORE—Johns Hopkins researchers have documented huge and somewhat puzzling interstate variations in the percentage of emergency versus elective bowel surgeries. Figuring out precisely why the differences occur is critical, they say, because people forced to undergo ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • New York Times Article Critical of Colonoscopy, ACG Responds
    BETHESDA, Md.—A front-page article in The New York Times on June 2, called “The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill," explores whether colonoscopies are worth their price. The leaders of the American College of Gastroenterology were not pleased with this story and wrote a letter to ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • Cook Medical Receives Clearance for Biliary Stent
    Winston-Salem, N.C.—The Food and Drug Administration granted 510(k) clearance for the Evolution biliary controlled-release uncovered stent from Cook Medical, Cook Medical announced today. The biliary stent is part of Cook’s line of Evolution controlled-release stents for ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News
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