A digestive disorder that causes heartburn, acid backwash in the throat and other uncomfortable symptoms, reflux is a condition that can now be treated with the LINX procedure at Concord Hospital.

LIMA — Dr. Jeremy Heffner, general surgeon at Lima Memorial Health System, has recently performed more than 100 LINX Reflux Management System procedures. According to a recent press release, Heffner’s ...

Treatment with Ethicon’s LINX Reflux Management System reduced medical costs more than laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF), a more invasive anti-reflux surgery, and more than offsets the slightly ...

Frank Kilcoyne has much to smile about these days when he talks about his favorite spices and foods over coffee in his kitchen. His grandmother taught him to cook as a teen, something that helped the ...

Saint Peter’s University Hospital is the only area hospital offering the LINX® Reflux Management System, a minimally invasive surgical treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The LINX ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a daily source of distress and concern, especially when medications fail to suppress gastric acid production sufficiently enough to alleviate painful symptoms ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Torax Medical announced today the forthcoming completion of a second 5-year clinical trial for the LINX procedure to treat gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD).

For years, she found it difficult to get a perfect night’s sleep. She could only sleep on her left side and elevated, or she’d feel strong discomfort, to the point of coughing and choking. At times, ...

History was made in the St. Bernard Parish Hospital recently when Dr. Thomas Delahoussaye performed the first LINX Procedure, a permanent, drug-free treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease. The ...

YORK, Pa. — Lisa Evans of York suffered from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) for more than 20 years and took a combination of prescription medications and over-the-counter antacids. "I had ...