GI & Endoscopy

Cantel Medical purchased the dental-focused water treatment, purification and management solutions business Vista Research Group.

Here are three updates on gastroenterology companies to note:

Bhavna Balar, MD, is the gastroenterology chief at the New York City-based BronxCare Hospital Center.

The FDA approved Cabozantinib for use in patients with liver cancer, Medscape reports. The drug was already approved for thyroid and renal cancer patients.

In the last two gastroenterology-focused private equity deals, the involved PE-firms and practices created practice management companies.

CellMax Life's blood-based cancer detecting test can detect adenomas with close to 90 percent accuracy and cancer at 95 percent accuracy.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a draft research plan to guide its colorectal cancer guideline development, Medscape reports.

Kofi Clarke, MD, is the gastroenterology and hepatology division chief at the Hershey-based Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

Here are 23 gastroenterologists who started new positions in 2018 and early 2019:

Medscape released its 2019 Physician Lifestyle & Happiness report offering crowdsourced insights into physicians' lifestyles and happiness.