Today's Top 20 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Stories
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Stamford Health's Endoscopy Center recognized by ASGE — 3 insights
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recognized Stamford (Conn.) Health's endoscopy center through its Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program. - 10/17/18 -
Nurse practitioners positioned to positively impact CRC screening — 3 insights
With a rapidly growing presence in the U.S., nurse practitioners are uniquely positioned to promote colorectal cancer screening in rural settings, according to AJMC. - 10/17/18 -
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network volunteers urge legislators to close colonoscopy screening loophole — 4 insights
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network volunteer Catherine Blackstone is one of many urging U.S. legislators to close the colonoscopy loophole, according to an article in The Logan Daily News. - 10/16/18 -
Modernizing Medicine's specialty-specific EHR system earns certification
The Drummond Group awarded Modernizing Medicine's EMA and EMA Mobile EHR systems Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology 2015 Edition Health IT Module Certification. - 10/16/18 -
New GERD treatment option 'significantly more effective' than standard of care — 5 insights
Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies subsidiary Ethicon's Linx Reflux Management System was "significantly more effective" at treating gastrointestinal reflux disease than acid suppression drugs. - 10/16/18 -
CapsoVision finds distribution partner in Pentax Canada — 5 insights
Pentax Canada will begin selling CapsoVision's CapsoCam Plus system in Canada. - 10/16/18 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Brian Jacobson of Boston University Gastroenterology
Brian C. Jacobson, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Boston University Gastroenterology. - 10/15/18 -
GI organizations aim to make recertification easier — Here's what you should know
The American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases are working to create a new recertification pathway. - 10/15/18 -
Universal access increased CRC screening rates among minorities — 4 insights
Colorectal cancer screening rates increased when people had universal access to healthcare, according to a study published in Cancer. - 10/15/18 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Lin Chang of UCLA Health
Lin Chang, MD, is a gastroenterologist at the UC Los Angeles Hospital Vatche & Tamar Manounkian Division of Digestive Diseases. - 10/12/18 -
New blood test identifies IBS-D patients with over 90% predictive value
Gemelli Biotech's ibs -smart blood test for IBS patients is now commercially available. - 10/12/18 -
Colonoscope attachment for urgent colonoscopies effectiveness research presented at ACG 2018
Motus GI presented research demonstrating the effectiveness of its Pure-Vu System at the ACG 2018 Annual Meeting, held Oct. 5 through Oct. 10 in Philadelphia. - 10/12/18 -
Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology teams up with 2 groups to put on symposium: 4 details
Denver-based The Urology Center of Colorado, Golden-based Surgical Specialists of Colorado and Denver Heart and Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology are partnering to host the 9th Annual State-Of-The-Art Symposium, Oct. 20 in Denver. - 10/12/18 -
5 must-read articles for GI physicians this week: Oct. 4-10
Here are the most read gastroenterology stories for the week of Oct. 4 through Oct. 10: - 10/11/18 -
Former gastroenterology researcher under investigation for child porn, economic espionage — 6 insights
University of Texas in Houston gastroenterology researcher Keping Xie, PhD, is under investigation for allegedly possessing child pornorgraphy and committing economic espionage, NBC News reports. - 10/11/18 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Khaled Issa of Cleveland Clinic's North Ohio Gastroenterology
Khaled Issa, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic's Westlake-based North Ohio Gastroenterology. - 10/10/18 -
Allergan, Takeda & more — 7 GI company key notes
Here are seven updates on GI companies from the past week: - 10/10/18 -
Positive multitarget stool DNA tests spur follow-up colonoscopies — 4 insights
Positive multitarget stool DNA tests led to more patients undergoing diagnostic colonoscopies and more colorectal neoplasia diagnoses, according to a poster presented at ACG 2018, Oct. 5-10 in Philadelphia. - 10/10/18 -
Takeda presents 3 studies examining Entyvio's long-term efficacy
Takeda is presenting long-term efficacy and real-world data for Entyvio at ACG 2018 in Philadelphia Oct. 5-10. - 10/9/18 -
Janssen Pharmaceuticals' ulcerative colitis drug induces clinical remission — 5 insights
A single dose of Janssen Pharmaceuticals' Stelara induced clinical remission in patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, according to data presented at the ACG 2018, Oct. 5-10 in Philadelphia. - 10/9/18