GI & Endoscopy

The FDA accepted Takeda's application for an injectable version of its ulcerative colitis drug Entyvio.

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

Gastroenterologist Larry Bookman, MD, is the Oklahoma State Medical Association's newest president, The Lawton Constitution reports.

Virginia Health Information released its 2019 Healthcare Pricing Transparency report offering an array of insights into colonoscopy costs at ASCs, in hospital outpatient departments and in physician office suites.

Here are the five most popular GI articles published on Becker's ASC Review:

Ian Leibowitz, MD, is chief of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition services for the Washington, D.C.- based Children's National Health System.

Mitch Gifford and physician assistant Sarah Johnson have been hired to work at five of St. Luke Health System's specialty clinics in Duluth, Minn., according to Business North, a website covering Northern Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin.

Fifty-two projects received a total of more than $3 million in funding courtesy of the American Gastroenterological Association Research Foundation.

Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital opened its 37,000-square-foot outpatient clinical center at its hospital in Needham, Mass., Wicked Local reports.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia plans to build a 37,000-square-foot multispecialty clinic in Abington, Pa., the Philadelphia Business Journal reports.