GI & Endoscopy

Barry Tanner is president and CEO of Physicians Endoscopy in Doylestown, Pa.

Naveen Surapaneni, MD, has joined Bay Area Gastroenterology Consultants of Houston-Clear Lake, according to a release by the practice.

A new genetic study has identified two types of stomach cancer that respond differently to chemotherapy, according to a release by Duke Health.

A major study, involving researchers at Mayo Clinic Arizona and Arizona State University, is examining the influence of gut microflora on patients undergoing bypass surgery, according to a report by News Medical.

A new study found no benefits and some adverse outcomes to colon cleansing, which uses herb-infused liquid to cleanse the colon, according to a report in MedPage Today.

Colorectal cancer and death rates have fallen in recent years as more people choose to undergo screening for the disease, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Diabetics who suffer from untreated depression are at increased risk for diabetic retinopathy, which damages the eye's retina and leads to blindness, according to a report in General Hospital Psychiatry.

Bariatric surgery has substantially higher efficacy than standard care for reducing weight in severely obese adults, according to a report by Obesity Reviews.

Long waiting times for appointments as well as patients' education levels increase the risk of poor bowel preparation in adult patients undergoing colonoscopy, according to a report in BMC Gastroenterology.

A team led by researchers at University of Maryland School of Medicine has unraveled the genomic code of the bacterium causing the deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany, according to a report by the New England Journal of Medicine.