Most patients who undergo LINX® placement can go home from the hospital the same day, while some stay one night in the hospital. Once you are awake after surgery, you can begin to eat a regular diet.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 20—LIMA — Dr. Jeremy Heffner, general surgeon at Lima Memorial Health System, has recently performed more than 100 LINX ...

New London ― Prior to December, Brian Bates would wake up 10 times a night from acid reflux, sometimes not breathing and turning blue: “The esophagus is spasming, so it’s clenched up and you can’t get ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Torax Medical announced today the publication of new data comparing the LINX® Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation Device and laparoscopic fundoplication surgery in 249 ...

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, ...

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 ...

If you’re among the 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. who have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), you know how uncomfortable the symptoms can be. Chronic acid reflux can cause painful heartburn, ...

Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., has announced it will be one of the first healthcare organizations in the United States to offer the LINX Reflux Management System to treat gastroesophageal reflux ...

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is reportedly halting international sales of its Linx Reflux Management System, a device used to treat chronic acid reflux. In a letter to doctors dated September 17, the ...