GI & Endoscopy

Olympus will continue to sponsor several organizations dedicated to fighting colorectal cancer, including the Colorectal Cancer Alliance and Colon Cancer Coalition.

The American Board of Internal Medicine filed a motion March 19 to dismiss a class action suit brought by four internists alleging the organization was performing monopolistic actions.

Here are the five most-read gastroenterology articles for the week of March 12 -18:

Matthew McKinley, MD, is the gastroenterology co-chief at Suffolk, N.J.-based ProHEALTH Care Associates.

The gastroenterology space may soon have its fourth private equity investment as Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Peak Gastroenterology Associates retained a financial consultant, PE Hub reports.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Motus GI Holdings Pure-Vu System a patent.

  Smruti R. Mohanty, MD, is the gastroenterology and hepatobiliary diseases chief at New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.

CRH Medical posted revenues of $32 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, growing their full year revenues to $112.7 million.

Arvest Bank granted Little Rock, Ark.-based Premier Gastroenterology Associates a $26 million construction loan for its Premier Medical Plaza, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports.

American Gastroenterological Association President David Lieberman, MD, advocated on Capitol Hill for the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, which addresses screening colonoscopy coinsurance for Medicare patients.