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.

Thanks to new technology, a tiny capsule camera can examine your intestines while you get on with your work or walk your dog. Compared with the alternatives, patients experience virtually no ...

Doctors at Mercy Medical Center -- Sioux City announced Tuesday they have begun using a pill-sized camera for state-of-the-art endoscopy, a procedure described as a medical first for Siouxland . Known ...

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 ...

PRINCETON, Ill. (AP) Rex Hunter of Princeton didn't quite know what to make of the flashing capsule his doctor told him to swallow. He was dealing with blood in his stool and had been through test ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A capsule-sponge test may help risk-stratify patients with Barrett’s esophagus. Patients classified as low risk ...