GI & Endoscopy

A study in The New England Journal of Medicine found the risk reduction for those who were invited to receive a colonoscopy screening compared those who did not to be just 18 percent — but those who actually underwent the…

Several medical institutions are implementing Medtronic's artificial intelligence-assisted polyp detection device, GI Genius.

Gastroenterologist Shawn Khodadadian, MD, owner of a three-story building housing Mount Sinai's Heart Institute in New York City, is suing the health system for $596,000 in alleged unpaid rent, Commercial Observer reported Oct. 4. 

Healthcare technology company Medtronic will install 115 Medtronic GI Genius AI endoscopy modules at VA medical facilities across the U.S., according to an Oct. 5 press release sent to Becker's. 

Gastro Health finalized a partnership with Springfield Gastroenterology in Ohio.

Endoscopy video technology company Virgo and artificial intelligence gastroenterology solutions company Satisfai health have added research and clinical trial provider Alimentiv to their ongoing partnership.

Here are two gastroenterologists moves Becker's has reported on since Sept. 6:

Approximately 20 percent1 of Americans suffer from chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Roughly 10 to 15 percent2 of those individuals will be diagnosed with Barrett’s esophagus (BE), a condition that if left untreated, may lead to esophageal cancer.

Exton, Pa.-based US Digestive Health has partnered with Delaware Center for Digestive Care in Newark.

Healthcare is increasingly consolidating, and gastroenterology is one of the many specialties with physicians migrating to employed models.