GI & Endoscopy

OncLive and Washington, D.C.-based The Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers at Georgetown University recognized the 2018 Luminary Awards in GI Cancers honorees.

Marquis Who's Who profiled Roswell-based Eastern New Mexico Medical Center's gastroenterology chief Daniel Ridout III, MD.

David Rubin, MD, is the section chief of gastroenterology at UChicago Medicine.

Here are five gastroenterologists recently featured in the news:

Here are the most-read gastroenterology stories for the week of Nov. 29 through Dec. 5:

Aflac asked people on the street whether they'd rather spend time researching their insurance benefits, give a public speech or have a colonoscopy.

Despite a small, vocal group of shareholders opposing Takeda's now $58 billion Shire takeover, 88 percent of the company's shareholders voted to approve the transaction.

Khola Qamar, MD, joined Bennington, Vt.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Medical Group, the Bennington Banner reports.

Here are five updates on gastroenterology companies from the past two weeks:

Barbara H. Jung, MD, is the division chief of gastroenterology and hepatology at the Chicago-based University of Illinois Hospital.