GI & Endoscopy

David A. Piccoli, MD, is chief of the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Six gastroenterologists recently were featured in the news:

Raza Malik, MD, PhD, is director of hepatology and the associate chief of the division of gastroenterology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.

Miami-based Gastro Health acquired Fairfax-based Gastroenterology Associates of Northern Virginia.

Chef and professor of medicine Timothy Harlan, MD, is taking his talents to Washington, D.C., where he'll start a culinary medicine program at George Washington University, The GW Hatchet reports.

Here are five of the most popular gastroenterology articles on Becker's ASC Review this week:

Robin D. Rothstein, MD, is co-medical director of the inflammatory bowel disease program at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.

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

RDD Pharma entered into a letter of intent to acquire Naia Rare Diseases in a move to boost its gastrointestinal drug pipeline.

Finch Therapeutics and Takeda Pharmaceuticals entered into a partnership to develop a microbiome treatment for Crohn's disease, the companies announced Nov. 13.