Today's Top 20 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Stories
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Motus GI offering $20M in stock to raise money for its Pure-Vu system
Medical technology company Motus GI is offering $20 million in common stock priced at $3 a share to the public to fund commercialization of its Pure-Vu system for colonoscopies. - 6/28/19 -
10 GI physicians featured in June
Here are 10 gastroenterologists Becker's ASC Review profiled in June: - 6/28/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Nezam Afdhal of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Nezam H. Afdhal, MD, is chief of the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. - 6/28/19 -
GI outpatient department converts to ASC & 4 more must-read articles
Here are five of the most-read gastroenterology articles on Becker's ASC Review this week: - 6/27/19 -
Exact Sciences opens new laboratory, can process up to 7M tests — 3 insights
Exact Sciences opened its 169,000-square-foot clinical laboratory and warehouse in Madison, Wis., June 26. - 6/27/19 -
Physicians Endoscopy partners with Cleveland hospital & more: 3 GI company key notes
Here are three updates from gastroenterology companies from the past week: - 6/26/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Benjamin Levy of Mount Sinai Hospital
Benjamin Levy, MD, is the head of GI education at Chicago-based Mount Sinai Hospital. - 6/26/19 -
Erlanger Health System adding endoscopy center in $9M expansion
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System is expanding to meet patient demand, according to the Times Free Press. - 6/26/19 -
2-sample fecal test less effective than 1-sample — 4 insights
A study published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology found that two-sample fecal immunochemical tests did not significantly improve detection rates over one-sample FIT. - 6/25/19 -
AbbVie acquiring Allergan in $63B deal — 7 insights
AbbVie is acquiring competitor Allergan for $63 billion in a deal that will reverberate through the pharmacy industry. - 6/25/19 -
The robot will see you now — Capsule pill could be a colonoscopy alternative
Engineers from the University of Leeds in England developed the Sonopill, a robotic capsule device that works similar to capsule endoscopy, The New Daily reports. - 6/24/19 -
Biologics ineffective for Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, study says
A study published in Gut found that biologic therapies were ineffective in treating inflammatory bowel disease. - 6/24/19 -
Meet the AGA's new editorial fellows
The journals of the American Gastroenterology Association selected new editorial fellows for this year. - 6/24/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Daniel Podolsky of UT Southwestern Medical Center
Daniel Podolsky, MD, is president of Dallas-based University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, a position he's held since 2008. - 6/24/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Steven Fleisher of MedStar Health
Steven Fleisher, MD, is chief of gastroenterology and director of interventional endoscopy at Baltimore-based Center for Digestive Disease at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. - 6/21/19 -
ASGE bestows top honor to Olympus' Hiroshi Ichikawa — 3 insights
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recognized Olympus "visionary" Hiroshi Ichikawa with its first-ever Industry Service Award. - 6/21/19 -
What to know about the potential applications for virtual reality in GI
Gastroenterology is well-suited for virtual reality-based treatment due to the brain-gut relationship, according to Brennan Spiegel, MD, who spoke at the 2019 American Gastroenterological Association Tech Summit April 10-12 in San Francisco according to a report from the association and GI & Hepatology News. - 6/20/19 -
The 10 best facilities for pediatric gastroenterology
U.S. News & World Report released its 2019 rankings of the best pediatric hospitals. - 6/20/19 -
GI physician pay, new GI centers & more: 5 must-read articles
Here are five of the most popular GI articles published on Becker's ASC Review: - 6/20/19 -
Physicians Endoscopy converts Ohio GI hospital outpatient department into ASC
Cleveland-based University Hospitals teamed up with ASC development and management company Physicians Endoscopy to transition and relicense a gastroenterology-focused outpatient department into an ASC. - 6/20/19