GI & Endoscopy

Seven gastroenterology practice expansions and new center openings Becker's has covered in the last 30 days:

Four recent gastroenterology research developments from the past 10 days:

Gastroenterologists who engage in buy and bill are more likely to perform ancillary services than those who do not.

Rajiv Sharma, MD, owner of Terre Haute, Ind.-based Digestive Health Associates and nutritional supplement company Dr. Gut Happiness, joined "Becker's ASC Review Podcast" to talk about the importance of branding and technology for practice owners.

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center have found that the drug adagrasib could be helpful in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers, according to a Feb. 7 Mayo Clinic News Network article.

The FDA has granted 510(k) regulatory clearance to Ambu's aScope, a single-use gastroscope, and aBox 2, a display unit, the company said Feb. 4. 

Clinical stage medical diagnostics company Check-Cap received approval from the FDA for its amended Investigational Device Exemption application for C-Scan, allowing for a U.S. pivotal study.

Colorectal cancer screening rates could be improved if health systems include a "primer message" to patients on their patient portals, a study published Feb. 4 in JAMA Network suggests.

Here are eight key updates on gastroenterology medtech in the last three months:

Tracy Belsan, market president for Jamison, Pa.-based PE GI Solutions, joined "Becker's ASC Review Podcast" to talk about the importance of independence among gastroenterologists.