Duodenoscopes — a specific type of endoscope used in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures — have been tied to numerous infections and even patient deaths at hospitals across the ...

With encouragement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. will start selling single-use medical scopes next year that retail for a few thousand ...

Infection preventionists and healthcare epidemiologists can play a “significant role” in helping hospital endoscopy departments reduce or eliminate infections caused from duodenoscopes, according to a ...