EndoNurse Magazine

Industry Issues

The endoscopy profession is one of the fastest changing parts of the medical world. Members need to stay up to date on a breadth of industry issues, including product releases, research results, controversies, continuing education, lawsuits, recalls and procedure updates.

GI Drug Company Presents Constipation Studies at DDW

NEW YORK, N.Y.—Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc., a developer of new drugs to treat patients with gastrointestinal disorders and diseases, this week presented results from its large multicenter trial of plecanatide in patients with chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) at ...More
2 days ago
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Study Supports Diagnostic Tool for Barrett's Esophagus

ORLANDO—CDx Diagnostics announced today that new data from routine clinical use in a number of academic GI centers support use of company's WATS3D (wide-area transepithelial sample biopsy with 3-dimensional analysis) as an additional surveillance tool to increase detection ...More
2 days ago
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Pentax and Hitachi Partner on Endoscopic Ultrasound Systems

MONTVALE, N.J.—PENTAX Medical, an endoscopic-imaging company, and Hitachi-Aloka Medical, an ultrasound-imaging company, recently announced that they'll collaborate on the development of endoscopic ultrasound systems. The companies have partnered on other ventures for years. ...More
2 days ago
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Data on Cook Medical Products Presented at DDW

ORLANDO—At this week’s Digestive Disease Week (DDW), the world’s largest gathering of physicians and researchers in the gastroenterology field, six abstracts and other clinical data will be presented on Cook Medical products. ...More
4 days ago
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Study Examines Aspirin's Role in Colon-Cancer Treatment

FORT LAUDERALE, Fla.—Researchers from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University this month published a review for clinicians on the optimal utilization of aspirin to treat and prevent heart attacks, and also covers aspirin in the treatment of ...More
2 weeks ago
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Surgeons Make Big Progress Against Small-Bowel Cancer

ROCHESTER, Minn.—Researchers at Mayo Clinic have completed the world’s first whole exome sequence of small intestine neuroendocrine tumors, also known to patients and physicians as carcinoids, the most common cancer of the small bowel and one that responds poorly to ...More
2 weeks ago
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Nurse's Advice on Workplace Communication

In today’s fast-paced nursing environment every word matters. Make yours count. Choose your words wisely and be successful at work. ...More
2 weeks ago
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Endo Pioneer's Book Educates Nurses Worldwide

The field of endoscopy rarely gets the credit it deserves for being innovative, life saving and downright fascinating. One doctor is changing this by sharing interesting history about the specialty as well as the hilarious experiences he's had working in it. ...More
3 weeks ago
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Should Hospitals Screen for C. dif Upon Admission?

WASHINGTON―Testing patients with just three risk factors upon hospital admission has potential to identify nearly three out of four asymptomatic carriers of C. difficile, according to a new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the ...More
4 weeks ago
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Malpractice Suits Add Little to Healthcare Costs

BALTIMORE—Efforts to lower health care costs in the United States have focused at times on demands to reform the medical malpractice system, with some researchers asserting that large, headline-grabbing and “frivolous" payouts are among the heaviest drains on health care ...More
4 weeks ago
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