GI & Endoscopy

Here are the five most-read Becker's ASC Review articles for gastroenterologists the week of July 20-23. 

Evansville, Ind.-based Digestive Care Center broke ground on a new digestive care clinic in Warrick County, Ind., July 22, local news affiliate WEHT reports.

During the early months of the pandemic, when many ASCs temporarily closed, Wichita Falls (Texas) Endoscopy Center deepened its relationship with a local hospital to support the COVID-19 response and remained open to care for patients.

COVID-19 delayed screening colonoscopy procedures in most states across the U.S., and with cases continuing to rise across the country, the effects of a second delay could have long-term and disastrous ramifications.

Here are six updates from gastroenterology companies and practices from the past week: 

Exact Sciences is a global cancer diagnostic company that was formed in 1995. Its flagship product, Cologuard, is a noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test that largely brought the company to where it is today.

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai received a $25 million gift from a pair of private donors to support gastrointestinal treatments and advance research, the health system announced July 21.

Dallas-based GI Alliance partnered with Peoria-based Illinois Gastroenterology Institute, expanding its presence in Illinois and the Midwest.

Virginia Mason Bellevue (Wash.) Medical Center will open a 45,000-square-foot medical center July 27, the Downtown Bellevue Network reports.

The FDA approved Ambu's single-use duodenoscope July 17 as device companies continue creating scopes to decrease cross-contamination issues.