GI & Endoscopy

Ambu earned FDA clearance for its aScope Gastro Large and Ambu aBox 2, the company said in an April 8 news release.

Bausch Health filed a patent lawsuit against Amneal Pharmaceuticals over Xifaxan.

Avant-Garde Health shared its Healthcare Research All-Stars 2024 list, which recognizes top physicians and hospitals across 10 specialties, including gastroenterology. 

Twenty-three U.S. hospitals have been named in the top 1% of institutions for gastroenterology research in 2024 by Avant-Garde Health. 

These are the physicians at the helm of the GI departments at the five best hospitals for gastroenterology in the U.S., using rankings by Newsweek.

Here are four gastroenterologists Becker's has reported on since March 6:

Here are seven updates regarding gastroenterology that healthcare leaders should know:

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health is nearing completion on its new five-story medical building, according to an April 3 report from Dakota News Now. 

Neal Patel, MD, is the new CEO of United Digestive.

In 2021, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force began recommending colorectal cancer screening to start at age 45. However, some patients are still delaying screening.