In a groundbreaking experiment, surgeons in Switzerland successfully performed an endoscopic procedure on a pig 5,780 miles away in Hong Kong. This innovative feat was accomplished using a video game ...

An endoscopy can help healthcare professionals diagnose stomach cancer. The test uses a camera to see the stomach and help with taking a biopsy of the tissue. An endoscopy is a minimally invasive ...

Medical innovation is assumed to travel downhill, from wealthy institutions toward everyone else. Dr. Michel Kahaleh’s career ...

Aqua Medical, Inc., a clinical-stage medical technology company advancing Endoscopic Metabolic Restoration, today announced the treatment of the first West Coast patient (second overall in the US) in ...

Researchers are beginning work on a double-blind randomized controlled trial to test the results of this preliminary study. A 1-hour endoscopic procedure could potentially eliminate the need for ...

Preparing for an endoscopy An endoscopy does not require an overnight stay in the hospital and usually only takes around 1 hour to complete. The doctor will provide instructions about the preparation ...

For years now, surgeons have debated the relative merits of endoscopic and open surgery for carpal tunnel release. Now some researchers believe that they are closing the case against the endoscopic ...

Wausau, Wis.-based GI Associates is building a new gastroenterology clinic and endoscopy center in Rhinelander, Wis., according to an Aug. 10 report from Northwoods Star Journal. The ...

In a groundbreaking experiment, surgeons in Switzerland successfully performed an endoscopic procedure on a pig 5,780 miles away in Hong Kong. This innovative feat was accomplished using a video game ...

A procedure that uses controlled electrical pulses to induce changes to the lining of the first part of the small intestine could allow patients with type 2 diabetes to stop taking insulin and still ...