GI & Endoscopy

The FDA expanded its approval of Janssen Pharmaceutical's ulcerative colitis drug, Stelara, for moderate and severe active ulcerative colitis.

A surgeon used the DiLumen C2 to remove a sigmoid polyp in a 62-year-old patient without surgical intervention.

Inflammatory bowel disease is three times more prevalent in the U.K. than past estimates suggested, according to research presented at UEG Week Barcelona 2019, Oct. 19-23.

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: