GI & Endoscopy

Appalachian Regional Healthcare is moving ahead with an $80,410 acquisition and an ambulatory healthcare facility development after receiving approval from the West Virginia Health Care Authority.

Ivor Hill, MD, is section chief of gastroenterology at Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Children's Hospital.

Here are four updates from gastroenterology companies from the past week:

The FDA granted Motus GI 510(k) approval for Pure-Vu Gen 2, the newest iteration of its colonoscopy preparation system.

Newark, Ohio-based Licking Memorial Medical Campus opened a $9 million addition on its main campus June 10, the Newark Advocate reports.

The American Gastroenterological Association paid homage to colon cancer researcher Henry Lynch, MD, who died June 2 at the age of 91.

CRH Medical acquired Gastroenterology Anesthesia Associates, a company that owns and operates a medical group providing anesthesia for GI procedures, in 2014, according to investment industry publication Seeking Alpha.

Amulet Capital Partners closed the fourth private equity investment in GI June 6 when it formed US Digestive Health, a gastrointestinal-focused practice management organization.

A study published in Gastroenterology found no evidence to support claims that proton-pump inhibitors cause pneumonia, chronic kidney disease, diabetes and dementia.

Mohammed Kazimuddin, MD, opened Western Kentucky Heart, Lung and Gastroenterology Associates in Bowling Green, Ky., local news affiliate WNKY reports.