GI & Endoscopy

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System is expanding to meet patient demand, according to the Times Free Press.

A study published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology found that two-sample fecal immunochemical tests did not significantly improve detection rates over one-sample FIT.

AbbVie is acquiring competitor Allergan for $63 billion in a deal that will reverberate through the pharmacy industry.

Engineers from the University of Leeds in England developed the Sonopill, a robotic capsule device that works similar to capsule endoscopy, The New Daily reports.

A study published in Gut found that biologic therapies were ineffective in treating inflammatory bowel disease.

The journals of the American Gastroenterology Association selected new editorial fellows for this year.

Daniel Podolsky, MD, is president of Dallas-based University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, a position he's held since 2008.

Steven Fleisher, MD, is chief of gastroenterology and director of interventional endoscopy at Baltimore-based Center for Digestive Disease at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recognized Olympus "visionary" Hiroshi Ichikawa with its first-ever Industry Service Award.

Gastroenterology is well-suited for virtual reality-based treatment due to the brain-gut relationship, according to Brennan Spiegel, MD, who spoke at the 2019 American Gastroenterological Association Tech Summit April 10-12 in San Francisco according to a report from the association and…