BETHESDA, Md. (April 28, 2023) — Just 4% of patients with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery developed obesity-associated cancer in a 10-year follow up, compared to 8.9% among those who did not ...

Surgical care has undergone a steady yet powerful transformation over the past decade, driven by rapid advancements in medical technology. Among these, robotic surgery has emerged as a major milestone ...

GIST is an acronym that stands for gastrointestinal stromal tumor. This type of cancer starts in interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs), which are special cells that line the walls of the gastrointestinal ...

Healthgrades has released its list of the top 100 hospitals for gastrointestinal surgery in 2024. Healthgrades’ Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award acknowledges hospitals that deliver superior ...

Cleveland Clinic has a new chair of its Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute. The Clinic announced that Dr. Miguel Regueiro has been named to the position, succeeding Dr. Matthew Walsh, who had ...

With one of the highest rates of new cases and deaths of all cancers globally, there are numerous unmet needs for esophageal cancer treatment and clinical decision-making. "The overarching message is ...

The UAB Department of Surgery is proud to announce that Daniel Chu, M.D., MSPH, FACS, FASCRS, will serve the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery as division director, effective October 1, 2023. As ...

These specialists perform operations for a wide variety of ailments and diseases, and also oversee preoperative and postoperative patient care. Marion C. Johnson, M.D.: breast cancer and surgery, ...

French startup SafeHeal has closed a €40M financing round led by Sofinnova Partners, a European venture capital firm and Singapore-based medical device company, Genesis MedTech. The colovac device ...

University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS, Endowed Chair Daniel Chu, M.D., MSPH, FACS, FASCRS, has been selected as associate division ...