GI & Endoscopy

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

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

Takeda and Frazier Healthcare Partners launched Phathom Pharmaceuticals to develop gastrointestinal treatments.

Virgo Surgical Video Solutions celebrated two milestones: receiving a patent and surpassing 30,000 recordings with its automated video-recording platform.

Here's a snapshot of first-quarter financial results for ASC-relevant gastroenterology and supply companies:

Nicholas O. Davidson, MD, is chief of the division of gastroenterology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Here are four GI-focused centers opened or announced in April and May:

Providence, R.I.-based University Gastroenterology has a new president in Eric Berthiaume, MD, the Providence Journal reports.

Two UMC Southwest Gastroenterology physicians kept patient data on an unsecured server, local news affiliate KCBD reports.

The American Gastroenterological Association joined the "Let My Doctor Decide" campaign this month to help raise awareness of step therapy, or the practice of prescribing the most cost-efficient therapy that may not be the most effective for the patient.