GI & Endoscopy

Three new gastroenterology ASCs and practices opened or were announced this month:

Kenneth Chi, MD, is the director of the gastroenterology lab at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill.

The FDA expanded its approval for Exact Sciences' Cologuard to include the 45- to 49-year-old age range.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Association for Bariatric Endoscopy released recommendations and guidance around endoscopic bariatric therapies.

Miami-based Gastro Health acquired Seattle-based Puget Sound Gastroenterology, its first acquisition away from its southeastern market base.

Samuel Castillo, MD, is the chief of gastroenterology at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital.

WuXi Diagnostics is opening its first research and diagnostics testing facility in Rochester, Minn., through a partnership with Rochester-based Mayo Clinic.

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

While colonoscopies don't increase mortality rates pre- or postprocedure, they may increase unplanned hospitalizations, according to a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Gastroenterology Ltd. will be a tenant in an under development medical office building in Virginia Beach, Va., The Virginian-Pilot reports.