GI & Endoscopy

Anthony Razzak, MD, of The Oregon Clinic GI East in Portland, outlines how he is approaching colorectal cancer screening during the pandemic.

Colon & Rectal Specialists filed a letter of intent June 29 to establish an outpatient surgical hospital in Virginia.

Dothan (Ala.) Pediatric Healthcare Network is relocating and expanding its Dothan Pediatric Subspecialty Clinic to a different space in Dothan, the Dothan Eagle reports.

U.S. News & World Report released its 2020-21 Best Hospitals rankings July 28.

The National Cancer Institute created a model examining breast and colorectal cancer-related mortality in light of COVID-19-related screening delays, STAT reports.

Gastroenterology researchers from Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine in Sendai, Japan, created a device that protects against COVID-19 transmission during esophagogastroduodenoscopies, DOTmed reports.

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.