Earlier this year, Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology Associates and Arapahoe Gastroenterology announced they would merge in an agreement effective October 1. The Denver-based gastroenterology groups include 30 board-certified gastroenterologists, and 10 mid-level practitioners all together.
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Gastroenterologist Cheng Zhang, MD, has joined the gastroenterology department of Ferrell-Duncan Clinic in Springfield, Mo., according to a Springfield News-Leader report.
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston has announced it has established a new digestive disease center, according to a news release.
Gastroenterologists Benjamin Schneeberger, MD, and Veronika Gagovic, MD, have joined GI Associates in Wausau, Wis., according to a Wausau Daily Herald report.
FDA has announced it has approved Linzess (linaclotide) to treat chronic idiopathic constipation and to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation in adults, according to a news release.
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Gastroenterologist Richard Ferstenberg, MD, has joined the medical staff of Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, according to a Sun Journal report.
Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., has announced it has replaced the multiple liters of laxative consumed by people in preparation for a CT colonography with four pills, according to a news release.
The results of a new study show children who are overweight or obese face an increased risk for gallstones, according to a news release.
The results of a new study show that narrow band imaging used during colonoscopy is accurate enough to allow distal non-cancerous polyps to be left in place, according to a news release (pdf).
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has denied a request by Mission Health System, based in Asheville, N.C., to place an endoscopy unit on a new outpatient campus in Fletcher, N.C., according to an Asheville Citizen-Times report.