Gastroenterologist Thomas Sherman, MD, has announced his candidacy for New Hampshire's House of Representatives, according to a Seacoast Online report.
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Bay Area Gastroenterology, based in the Houston area, has announced it is offering virtual colonoscopy, according to a news release.
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has announced its 2012-2013 governing board, according to a news release (pdf).
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has announced the appointment of Thomas Deas Jr., MD, MMM, FASGE, to president, according to a news release (pdf).
The American Gastroenterological Association Research Foundation has announced its 2012 Student Research Fellowship Award recipients, according to a news release.
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Gastroenterologist Michael Finnegan, MD, will join St. Mary's Healthcare in Amsterdam, N.Y., according to a WNYT report.
Gastroenterologist Willard Selden "Denny" Gamble has died, according to a Post-Bulletin obituary.
Joseph Schmer, MD, has been hired by Memorial Physicians in Yakima, Wash., as a physician at Yakima Gastroenterology Associates, according to a Yakima Herald-Republic report.
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reveals there is no association between long-term use of bisphosphonates and risk of colorectal cancer, according to the study's abstract.
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that the use of preoperative chemoradiotherapy helps improve survival in patients with potentially curable esophageal or esophagogastric-junction cancer, according to the study's abstract.