FDA has announced it has expanded the approved use of Humira (adalimumab), manufactured by Abbott Laboratories, to include treatment of moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis in adults, according to a news release.
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Gastroenterologist Shekhar Challa, MD, has written a new book titled "Probiotics for Dummies," according to a Topeka Capital-Journal report.
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Philadelphia-based G.I. Specialists has announced it has launched a mobile website, according to a news release.
Synergy Pharmaceuticals, a developer of gastrointestinal disorder and disease drugs, has announced its appointment of gastroenterologist Gail M. Comer, MD, as chief medical officer, according to a news release.
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Thomas Jefferson University has announced Scott Waldman, MD, PhD, a member of Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center, has been awarded a Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement grant to help advance a molecular diagnostic test for colon cancer into commercialization, according to a…
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia has announced it has opened a new Barrett's esophagus treatment center, according to a news release.
Oral cavity, oral pharyngeal and salivary gland cancers may be the costliest cancers to treat in the United States, according to a study in Head & Neck Oncology.
Medscape has published the "Medscape Physician Compensation Report: 2012 Results." The report included data gathered in February from more than 24,000 physicians in the United States across 25 specialties. Of these respondents, 2 percent were in gastroenterology.
A new study published in Cancer indicates people of higher socioeconomic status typically choose endoscopic colorectal cancer screening over home-based fecal occult blood test, according to the abstract of the study and Reuters report.