GI & Endoscopy

Dallas-based GI Alliance partnered with San Antonio Gastroenterology Associates and San Antonio Digestive Disease Consultants, adding 17 physicians to its affiliated network days after partnering with Phoenix-based Arizona Digestive Health.

Jamison, Pa.-based Physicians Endoscopy named Raymond Hino its new vice president of operations for the West Coast.

Medtronic launched GI Genius, an endoscopy module that uses artificial intelligence to detect colorectal polyps.

Here are five recent findings and guidelines related to colorectal cancer:

Robert C. Kurtz, MD, is chief of gastroenterology at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

Takeda reached a deal to sell a number of its over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceutical assets to Swiss pharmaceutical company Acino for more than $200 million.

Four GI physicians featured in the news this last week:

Colorectal cancer screening rates have increased since 2008, yet racial and ethnic disparities are still limiting further advancement, according to a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Here are 11 updates from gastroenterology companies and practices from the past week:

Here are five of the top-read GI articles on Becker's ASC Review this week: