Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger has named Amitpal Johal, MD, the health system's chair of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition weight management.
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Private equity has seen a huge opportunity in gastroenterology in the last few years.
Exton, Pa.-based US Digestive Health has opened a new gastroenterology office in Collegeville, Pa.
New gastroenterology therapies and procedures come to light every year, but their receptions vary.
Jeffrey Hyams, MD, of Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford, has been given $14 million for his research in Crohn's disease, WTNH reported April 20.
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The University Medical Center of El Paso in Texas has begun using Medtronic's artificial intelligence endoscopy module GI Genius.
Irritable bowel syndrome impacts between 25 and 45 million people in the U.S., causing symptoms including severe abdominal pain and altered bowel habits. A number of famous athletes, musicians and sports stars deal with the disease every day.
One GI has partnered with Nashville, Tenn.-based TransSouth, one of the longest-standing gastroenterology practices in the area.
April 19 is World IBS Day, intended to raise awareness for the 10 percent to 15 percent of the global population that suffers from irritable bowel syndrome and similar illnesses, according to an April 18 news release.
Wichita-based Kansas Gastroenterology and New York City-based Columbia University Irving Medical Center have enrolled the first patients in Boomerang Medical's clinical trial evaluating the use of nerve stimulation as a potential treatment for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.