GI & Endoscopy

Gastroenterology of the Rockies is the first in the state to offer colonoscopy patients treatment using an artificial intelligence system to detect colorectal polyps, the Louisville, Colo.-based practice said Oct. 21.

Fifty-seven endoscopy centers made Newsweek's ranking of "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2022."

Austin Chiang, MD, was named Medtronic's CMO for gastrointestinal business, the company said Oct. 21. 

FDA approved Cyltezo as the first interchangeable biosimilar to treat certain inflammatory diseases, the agency said Oct. 18. 

From COVID-19 making colonoscopy backlogs worse to Medtronic's first artificial intelligence system for the procedures, here are 12 updates in colonoscopy this year: 

California has seven of the world's top hospitals for gastroenterology, ranked by Newsweek in its World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2022 list.

The Garden State Endoscopy Center has relocated from Kenilworth to Mountainside, N.J.

Israeli clinical diagnostics company Check-Cap has expanded its manufacturing capacity as it prepares to launch a U.S. study in 2022.

Inadequate staffing is one of the biggest issues facing gastroenterology, according to Lawrence Schiller, MD, program director of the gastroenterology fellowship at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. 

Pentax Medical has expanded its contract with Vizient, a healthcare performance improvement company, to include pediatric endoscopic solutions, Pentax said Oct. 15.