Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville, Ky., is now offering truFreeze, a cryotherapy spray, for esophageal cancer. William Evans III, MD, a gastroenterologist with Norton Gastroenterology Consultants of Louisville, is the only physician in Louisville performing the procedure. The minimally invasive…
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The push to start routine colorectal cancer screening at age 45 has expanded the eligible pool by millions, and as demand rises, gastroenterologists and facilities are facing growing concerns about reimbursement, capacity and quality benchmarks. Here are 10 key statistics…
UW Medicine cut the ribbon on its new Outpatient Medical Center Digestive Health & Endoscopy Center at UW Medical Center – Northwest in Seattle. The 13,750-square-foot center includes four procedure rooms, 12 admit/recovery bays and eight exam rooms, according to…
The highest-paid gastroenterologist in Houston, the most populated city in the South, earns $1,105,600 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool. Here are the salaries of the highest paid gastroenterologists in the 10 most populated cities in the South,…
GLP-1 drugs continue to transform care for diabetes, obesity and chronic disease, driving new approvals, pricing debates, coverage shifts and evolving health system strategies. Since late 2025, developments in the GLP-1 landscape have unfolded on multiple fronts, from novel formulations…
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Hackensack Meridian Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center has opened a new Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The center provides specialized care for patients with IBD and related colorectal conditions and is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of gastroenterology, colorectal surgery,…
Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health has become the first health system in the state to treat a patient using histotripsy, a noninvasive ultrasound-based therapy for liver tumors. The procedure uses the Edison Histotripsy system to deliver image-guided sonic beam therapy that…
Stool DNA testing climbed sharply after the pandemic began while colonoscopy and fecal immunochemical test use fell, a study of nearly 25 million privately insured Blue Cross Blue Shield beneficiaries found. The study was published Oct. 21 in JAMA Network…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai received a $1.8 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to expand its prehabilitation program for inflammatory bowel disease to hospitals in Israel. The 10-week program, originally developed at Cedars-Sinai, aims to…
Office-based endoscopy procedures would see an average 16% increase in Medicare payment in 2026, while ASCs and hospital outpatient departments would face an average 8% cut, according to a report from the American College of Gastroenterology. Here’s a breakdown of…