Cardinal Health entered into a definitive agreement with GI Alliance (GIA) and Advanced Diabetes Supply Group (ADSG) with the aim of advancing its presence in the multispecialty GI and at-home diabetes spaces.
The company will acquire a majority stake in GIA for $2.8 billion giving it 71% ownership. For its part, GIA will operate as a platform within Cardinal Health's pharmaceutical and specialty...
A new international research led by Nanyang Technological University Singapore set out to uncover insights into the perceptions of Asian medical professionals about the use of AI in healthcare.
FINDINGS
The researchers surveyed 165 gastroenterologists and gastrointestinal surgeons from Singapore, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. They were administered a questionnaire asking them to rate their level...
My perspective on gastroenterology is broad and deep – and not just because I once removed $420 from a patient’s stomach! As a practicing gastroenterologist, I specialize in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and related difficult-to-manage conditions. For a decade, I ran operations for a large gastroenterology practice. Academically, I focus on the broad forces shaping gastrointestinal (GI) care.
At...
A national NHS trial will see patients in England given edible miniature cameras to check for signs of colon cancer.
The Pillcam Colon 2 technology, from US medical device firm Medtronic, takes images as it passes through the bowel which are transmitted to a recording device worn by the patient at their waist. After the camera has passed through the body it can be flushed away.
An initial group...
Cara, a Berlin-based startup building a medical app for digestive health (a space the company has boldly dubbed “poop tech”), has raised a $2 million seed round. Atlantic Labs led the round, and additional investments came from angel investors. The company does business as Cara, the name of its app, but is officially known as HiDoc.
“Digestive issues are still a taboo topic but we are now making...
