A fantastic voyage through the body in a miniature vessel? You probably saw it in a science fiction movie. For patients with intestinal bleeding, it is a reality. Digital chips are so small that a ...

Discover the groundbreaking capsule endoscopy—a tiny, wireless camera encased in a transparent pill-sized capsule. This ...

Ingestible video capsule endoscopes have been around for a while, but they’re severely limited and not controllable by physicians, relying entirely on gravity and the digestive system for movement.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Doctors have used small cameras on snaking tubes for years to check patients' intestinal troubles. These days, they're asking some patients to swallow the entire camera. Gulp. With ...

Mike Nelsen just met a part of himself he'd never seen before: his small intestine. When an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD for short) and colonoscopy failed to locate the bleeding causing his anemia, ...

People who suffer from chronic health issues know just how frustrating it can be, and how it can impact virtually every aspect of their life. It can be even more difficult when the chronic health ...