Fifty pediatric centers were ranked in treating digestive disorders in children. Liver transplant survival and treatment of inflammatory bowel issues, patient volume, commitment to best practices, advanced clinical staff and technologies and prevention of ICU infections, along with other data collected from a detailed U.S. News clinical survey of children’s hospitals accounted for most of each hospital’s score.
Author: Praveen Suthrum
Boston Sci is offering up 14,500 South Korean won (about $11 U.S.) per M.I.Tech share, with the total asking price coming out to 291.2 billion won, or about $230 million.
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In a Healio video exclusive, John Inadomi, MD, AGAF, chair of the department of medicine at the University of Utah and immediate past president of the AGA, shares key takeaways from Digestive Disease Week 2022. Among meeting highlights were the return of in-person sessions, the impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on health care, and a greater understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion in gastrointestinal practice.
Recently, a friend related a humiliating anecdote: he had been having digestive problems, and his gastroenterologist requested detailed reports about his bowel movements. Instructed not to be squeamish about painting an accurate picture, he composed a long missive about the consistency, color, and frequency of his eliminations — only to realize that he had sent the email to his employer, instead of his doctor. He apologized profusely, and received a confused but sympathetic reply assuring him that digestive issues are “very common” these days. They are indeed: today, anywhere from 25 to 45 million people in the United States complain…
Auckland-based health technology startup Alimetry has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for its wearable device for diagnosing gastric disorders. Gastric Alimetry is a non-invasive test for common stomach disorders, including nausea and vomiting, gastroparesis, and functional dyspepsia. Alongside the FDA clearance, the company announced the launch of Alimetry, Inc., its subsidiary based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which will market and distribute the diagnostic test in the US.
The two top federal antitrust enforcers, in contemporaneous interviews, recently highlighted a new target for antitrust enforcement for their respective agencies: private equity firms and their acquisition strategies. Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General (“AAG”) for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), in an interview with the Financial Times, indicated that he intends the DOJ to conduct “a fuller assessment” of private equity deals, especially in situations where firms are engaged in transactions that are “rolling up” companies in the same, or competitively adjacent, industry segments.1 Kanter, in the interview, stated that “’[s]ometimes [the motive of a private equity firm…
Background FODMAPs produce similar small bowel water and colonic gas in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and healthy controls (HCs), despite IBS patients reporting increased gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. Aim To unravel the mechanisms underlying FODMAP-induced symptom reporting, we investigated gut and brain responses to fructan administration in IBS patients and HC.
FROM CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY An artificial intelligence (AI)–based computer-aided polyp detection (CADe) system missed fewer adenomas, polyps, and sessile serrated lesions and identified more adenomas per colonoscopy than a high-definition white light (HDWL) colonoscopy, according to findings from a randomized study.
Cryoballoon ablation appears to be just as effective as radiofrequency ablation in treating patients with dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus, according to the findings of a new study that may be particularly relevant to endoscopists beginning to use the relatively novel modality. “The advantage with CBA is that we use the freezing cycle to induce tissue death, and we can pinpoint exactly where the treatment effect goes compared to spray cryotherapy. We think it has better outcomes in terms of side effects, and that it’s better tolerated from a pain perspective,” investigator D. Chamil Codipilly, MD, a clinical gastroenterology and hepatology fellow…