GI & Endoscopy

The American College of Gastroenterology awarded Satish Rao, MD, PhD, its Distinguished Mentorship and Teaching Award, local ABC affiliate WJBF reported Nov. 23. 

Louisville, Colo.-based Gastroenterology of the Rockies has added an ultrasound machine that measures fibrosis and steatosis in livers.

The American College of Gastroenterology has updated guidelines on diagnosing and treating gastroesophageal reflux disease for the first time in 13 years, HCPLive reported Nov. 22.

Banner Surgery Center-Sun City West (Ariz.) raised $2,000 for the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, parent company Atlas Healthcare said Nov. 22.

Patients who received virtual reality video education before a colonoscopy had better bowel preparation, higher polyp and adenoma detection rates and improved compliance and satisfaction, according to a study published Nov. 22 in JAMA Network Open. 

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New York City-based NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn named Akuezunkpa O. Ude Welcome, MD, chief of the department of surgery, the hospital said Nov. 19. 

Biomerica has formed a scientific advisory board to advance use of the company's at-home test for colorectal cancer screenings, the global biomedical technology company said Nov. 19.

Private equity involvement in gastroenterology is skyrocketing, with groups such as Miami-based Gastro Health adding four practices in Ohio and Central and Southern Florida in the past three months. 

Micro-Tech Endoscopy launched its LesionHunter cold snare, a cold snare with an ultra-thin nitinol wire designed to advance polypectomy, the company said Nov. 18.