A new study shows that contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) techniques offer an encouraging option for noninvasively detecting pancreatic cancer in its early stages, when treatment may help save lives, ...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — For the first time, patients utilising health-care services at Mandeville Regional Hospital will ...

1. Virtual reality simulation training may provide trainee endoscopists (specialists who look inside the stomach and bowel to check for problems) an advantage in completing upper and lower ...

In a recent study aimed at improving the comfort of children during upper gastrointestinal procedures, researchers looked at ...

Medical staff had been working around the clock to get Doppsee well after her health suddenly declined a month ago.

PAVmed has signed a non-binding letter of intent with Duke University to license an oesophageal imaging technology.

3 The University of Sheffield School of Health and Related Research, Sheffield, UK Objective Antibiotic prophylaxis has been recommended for patients at increased risk of infective endocarditis (IE) ...

Background Endoscopic procedures are a notable source of medical waste, contributing significantly to environmental pollution. Prior studies report 0.5–3.0 kg of waste per procedure—compared with just ...

Endoscopy and colonoscopy are both minimally invasive procedures using similar tools. However, they have different purposes. Doctors use endoscopy in several tests throughout the body, but they ...

Worldwide, a limiting factor in the use of endoscopy is the lack of trained gastroenterologists. Research has shown that nonphysician clinicians (such as nurses) with specific training can ...