Today's Top 20 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Stories
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Drs. Andres Gelrud, William Stevens and more: 29 GI physicians making headlines
Here are 29 gastroenterologists making news this past week. - 10/20/17 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Marshall Bedine of Johns Hopkins University
Marshall Bedine, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University. - 10/20/17 -
Atlantic Digestive Specialists adds Dr. Jennifer Lewis to staff — 3 insights
Portsmouth, N.H.-based Atlantic Digestive Specialists added Jennifer Lewis, MD, to its staff. - 10/20/17 -
MM&M honors Dr. Richard Wender with outstanding contribution to healthcare award — 5 key facts
MM&M bestowed its platinum award for outstanding contributions to healthcare on Richard Wender, MD. - 10/20/17 -
Fecal microbiota transplantation effective in primary sclerosing cholangitis — 5 insights
A study, presented at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017, examined how fecal microbiota transplantation affected the safety, liver enzyme and microbiome profiles of primary sclerosing cholangitis patients. - 10/20/17 -
GI center to know: Charleston Gastroenterology Specialists
Charleston (S.C.) Gastroenterology Specialists was one of the first gastroenterology practices in the country to operate both a physician's practice and two nationally certified and state-licensed endoscopy centers. - 10/19/17 -
Gastro Health, Texas Digestive Disease Consultants & more — 7 GI practices in the news
Here are seven practices and hospitals making headlines this past week. - 10/19/17 -
Lack of weekend endoscopy services could increase GI bleeding mortality rates
A study, presented at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017, found a lack of weekend endoscopy services is possibly related to a significant increase in non-variceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhaging, Medpage Today reports. - 10/19/17 -
GI center to know: Green Spring Station Endoscopy
Lutherville, Md.-based Green Spring Station Endoscopy is a freestanding endoscopy center serving the Baltimore area. - 10/18/17 -
Device announcements, study results & more — 6 GI company key notes
Here are six updates on GI companies from the past week: - 10/18/17 -
Hamilton Health Care System recognizes 9 employees — 3 insights
Dalton, Ga.-based Hamilton Health Care System awarded nine employees Heart of Hamilton Awards, including three endoscopy nurses, the Dalton Daily Citizen reports. - 10/18/17 -
17 Texas Digestive Disease Consultants physicians awarded Best Doctor honors
D Magazine honored 17 physicians from Dallas-based Texas Digestive Disease Consultants in its Best Doctor 2017 issue. - 10/18/17 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Richard Cline of Blount Gastroenterology Associates
Richard Cline, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Maryville, Tenn.-based Blount Gastroenterology Associates. - 10/17/17 -
Stock market week-in-review for 5 large GI companies — Oct. 9-13
Here is how five major, publicly traded gastroenterology companies fared in the stock market for the week of Oct. 9 to Oct. 13, 2017. - 10/17/17 -
Colon Cancer Alliance CEO calls executive order ending subsidies 'unacceptable gamble'
Colon Cancer Alliance CEO Michael Sapienza released a statement on President Donald Trump's executive order, which ended the ACA's payer subsidies. - 10/17/17 -
Entyvio improves moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis, Crohn's
Takeda presented promising data on its ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease drug Entyvio at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017, Oct. 13 to Oct. 18 in Orlando, Fla. - 10/17/17 -
IBS-C drug Plecanatide effective in phase III trial — 4 insights
Plecanatide reduced abdominal pain and increased stool frequency in U.S.-based adults with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. - 10/17/17 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Josh Evans of Midwest Gastrointestinal Associates
Josh Evans, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Omaha, Neb.-based Midwest Gastrointestinal Associates. - 10/16/17 -
What patients think about IBS-C — 8 survey insights
A study collected and presented the thoughts of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation patients at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017, Oct. 13 to Oct. 18 in Orlando, Fla. - 10/16/17 -
7 things to know about ACG's next president, Dr. Irving Pike
American College of Gastroenterology members elected Irving Pike, MD, as the organization's next president at ACG's Annual Scientific Meeting at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017, Oct. 13 to Oct. 18 in Orlando, Fla. - 10/16/17