GI & Endoscopy

Penfund, a Toronto-based fund management company, has completed a second lien debt and equity co-investment in Miami-based Gastro Health.

Fifty percent of gastroenterologists who took financial hits because of the pandemic expect their income to return to normal in this year, according to Medscape.

Areas where people have lower ultraviolet B light exposure often report higher colorectal cancer rates, according to a study published July 5 in BMC Public Health.

Homewood, Ill.-based South Suburban Gastroenterology has joined GI Alliance, the company said July 6.

Reprocessing and sterilization guidelines follow evidence-based principles of classification, processing, inspection and storage of surgical and medical equipment.

Miami-based Gastro Health has brought on 17 gastroenterologists who left TriHealth in Cincinnati earlier this year.

Here are 19 key updates from gastroenterology companies and practices since March:

Bettendorf, Iowa-based Gastroenterology Associates on June 28 became part of Genesis Health Group, the largest multispecialty group in the region, according to Quadcities.com.

GI Alliance partnered with Salt Lake City-based Utah Gastroenterology, according to a July 1 news release.

GI Alliance expanded into Colorado, and Fujifilm launched an endoscopy-specific integration platform.