GI & Endoscopy

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has announced its support for a new bill that could ensure all colorectal cancer screenings for Medicare beneficiaries are covered, according to a news release.

The American College of Gastroenterology and the Campaign to End Obesity have announced they have joined together to bring attention to the potentially deadly link between higher body mass index and colorectal cancer, according to a news release.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy offers tips for patients on what they can do to receive a quality colonoscopy in a recent news release.

Craig J. McClain, MD, professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, University of Louisville and the chief of gastroenterology at the Louisville Veterans Administration Medical Center in Kentucky, is one of four new members recently appointed by HHS Secretary…

Consultative Gastroenterology in Anderson, S.C., has joined the AnMed Health Physician Network, according to an Anderson Observer report.

Fecal transplantation may be effectively treat recurrent C. difficile infections, according to research published in Gastroenterology. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on fecal transplantation.

The Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care has donated $1.5 million to Tufts Medical Center in Boston for the creation of a new endoscopy suite and renovation of an existing one, according to a Boston Business Journal report.

The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons have issued a joint statement recommending all surgeons who perform laparoscopic surgery be certified through the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery Program, according to a news release.

David Keisler, MD, a gastroenterologist and internist in Aiken, S.C., shares 10 observations for reducing colorectal cancer in an Aiken Standard column.

Gastroenterologist Oluwagbenga Serrano, MD, has opened a practice in Lakeside, Ariz., according to a White Mountain Independent report.