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 ...

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.

FINDLAY — Dr. Jessica Reynolds of Surgical Associates of Northwest Ohio, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, recently completed the first LINX reflux device implant in Northwest Ohio at ...

If you're one of the 7 million Americans who have daily heartburn and are on medication, investigating the LINX Reflux Management System introduced by Torax Medical Inc. should be on your New Year's ...

A string of magnets could mean the answer to those who suffer from heartburn and haven’t found relief with diet or lifestyle changes. UC San Diego placed a LINX device into a patient Monday – the ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Torax Medical, Inc. is pleased to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a next generation LINX® Reflux Management System that is MR ...

Dr. Jodi Lech and her father, Ron Petri, both have a band of titanium magnets implanted around their lower esophogus to prevent reflux from the stomach. One half of the diagnostic “bravo system” ...

Syracuse, N.Y.-based St. Joseph’s Health has opened The Heartburn Center at St. Joseph’s, the region’s first dedicated and comprehensive heartburn treatment center. The Heartburn Center is in the ...

The paperwork stacks up slowly but steadily. Some months, the pile of appeals from insurance companies denying coverage of a medical implant for severe acid reflux is more than a foot high in ...

The Linx reflux management system uses magnetic beads to augment the esophageal sphincter--courtesy of Torax Medical Torax Medical completed a $30 million Series D round, money the company will use to ...

The longer Wol Thomas sits at her piano playing the “Ballade pour Adeline,” a gentle, sweet piece of music, the broader she smiles. “She hadn’t felt like playing for some time,” her husband, Joe, ...