GI & Endoscopy

Stanford (Calif.) University researchers created a blood-based colorectal cancer test that they'll soon begin testing clinically.

Tricor Systems' Dri-Scope Aid Jet-Stream standalone system was launched to provide increased airflow for drying endoscopes and ensuring proper reprocessing.

  Artificial intelligence used in tandem with endoscopy can help physicians treat patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to a report from the American Gastroenterological Association Tech Summit, which took place this month in San Francisco.

  D. Montgomery Bissell, MD, is the chief of gastroenterology at the University of California-San Francisco.

Adnan Altaf, MD, performed the first "awake endoscopy" procedure in Oklahoma on Logan Marshall, 12, to examine his esophagus, local news affiliate Oklahoma's News 4 reports.

Elie Aoun, MD, is the gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition division chief at Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network.

Here are four gastroenterologists who were featured in the news in the last week:

Here are five of the most popular gastroenterology stories for the week of April 11-17:

Diets involving red meat and alcohol increased patients' risk of developing colorectal cancer, according to a study in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

The FDA issued a safety alerton the duodenoscope contamination rate. While scope-associated infections are decreasing, clinicians have not yet eliminated them.