Clemson, S.C.-based Patrick Square Town Center is building a 10,000-square-foot building that will include an endoscopy center, testing resources and preventive care, UBJ reports.
GI & Endoscopy
Here are the five most-read Becker's ASC Review articles for gastroenterologists the week of July 6-10:
Rockport, Maine-based Pen Bay Medical Center opened its gastroenterology suite by holding a ribbon cutting in early July, VS Knox reports.
Here are five updates from gastroenterology companies and practices from the past week:
A survey of more than 53,000 U.S. patients revealed that once- or twice-daily proton pump inhibitor use may increase the odds of a positive COVID-19 test over patients who don't take PPIs, a preprint survey published in The American Journal…
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About 18,800 colorectal cancer diagnoses were missed or delayed from early March and early June because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable claims in a recently published guideline.
Six surgery centers featuring gastroenterology and endoscopy services were opened or announced in June:
Gastroenterologists continue to feel the resonating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as they work to return operations to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report from Spherix Global Insights.
Gastroenterologist and hepatologist Saikiran "Sai" Raghavapuram, MD, joined Valdosta-based South Georgia Medical Center.
Israeli medical device startup Endo GI Medical earned FDA approval for its stenting placement delivery system after submitting its new application to the agency in January.