An Aug. 12 study published in The Lancet found that routine use of artificial intelligence in colonoscopy procedures may reduce endoscopists’ ability to detect precancerous polyps when AI is not available. Here are three things to know:
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Marlborough, Mass.-based Boston Scientific’s new Endura Weight Loss Solutions offers minimally invasive procedures for patients who want alternatives to diet, medication and bariatric surgery. “Lifestyle changes and surgery can be effective, but they have limitations — and fewer than 1%…
University of California San Diego topped U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 list of the best universities for gastroenterology and hepatology in the U.S. The ranking was published in June as part of U.S. News’ 2025-2026 “Best Global Universities,” which…
Robotic surgery is beginning to transform one of the most complex abdominal procedures — liver transplantation — into a more precise, less invasive option, according to an April New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian news release. NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New…
Male gastroenterologists in the middle stages of their careers earn significantly more than their female peers on average, whether self-employed or employed, according to Medscape’s salary explorer. Among gastroenterologists with 8 to 14 years of experience, men earn 24% more…
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Self-employed gastroenterologists can see substantial salary growth over the course of their careers, according to data from Medscape’s salary explorer. Nationwide, those with one to seven years of experience earn an average of $410,000 annually. That figure rises steadily with…
Houston is the best-paying city for gastroenterologists with one to seven years of experience, according to Medscape’s salary explorer. The rising compensation comes as GI medicine faces mounting challenges. The U.S. is projected to face a shortage of over 1,600…
Multi-contrast laser endoscopy is a platform that researchers are developing to help endoscopists better detect subtle lesions during colonoscopy without increasing procedure time or disrupting workflow, according to a June 23 preprint study available from Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cornell University’s ArXiv…
Marlborough, Mass.-based Boston Scientific has launched Endura Weight Loss Solutions, a new category name for its minimally invasive endobariatric procedures such as endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and Orbera intragastric balloon placement. Both reduce stomach capacity without external incisions, helping patients eat…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has opened its first freestanding endoscopy center at Alta View Hospital in Sandy, Utah, with two additional centers planned near Riverton Hospital and Ogden-based McKay-Dee Hospital, also in Utah, according to an Aug.4 KSL.com report.…