Patients who received an outpatient colonoscopy seldom go to the emergency rooms for unplanned complications, and of those who do it's often for reasons unrelated to the procedure, according to a study published in Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology.
GI & Endoscopy
Gastroenterologist Farid Namin, MD, opened a personal protective equipment manufacturer after overcoming procurement obstacles early in the pandemic, the Kansas City Business Journal reported Jan. 19.
Here are five updates from GI practices and companies from the past week:
Investing firm Assured Healthcare Partners and West Long Branch, N.J.-based Allied Digestive Health struck a deal Jan. 13.
GI Alliance partnered with ObvioHealth, a research organization, to create decentralized clinical trial designs, according to a Jan. 19 news release.
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A liquid biopsy test that detects circulating tumor DNA identified patients likely to redevelop colorectal cancer after having undergone surgery to remove tumors, Medpage Today reported Jan. 17.
Memphis, Tenn.-based One GI ended 2020 with a pair of post-formation deals and has no plans of stopping as 2021 kicks off.
West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Gastro Group of the Palm Beaches joined Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital, the Town-Crier reported Jan. 14.
Between presenting at the 39th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, acquiring an asset that boosted its precision oncology line, and presenting its preliminary fourth-quarter 2020 results, Exact Sciences had a busy week.
Wyomissing, Pa.-based Berks Center for Digestive Health added three physicians through its partnership with Physicians Endoscopy, according to a Jan. 14 news release.