GI & Endoscopy

Secaucus, N.J.-based Hudson Regional Hospital added Scott Lippe, MD, to its staff, Jewish Link of New Jersey reports.

The Journal of Lipid Research named Kerry-Anne Rye, PhD, and Nicholas Davidson, MD, co-editors-in-chief.

CRH Medical posted revenues of $28.73 million for the third quarter of 2018, fueled by a $6.8 million increase in anesthesia service growth.

Takeda's ulcerative colitis drug Entyvio was one of the key products behind a 4.2 percent increase in underlying revenue.

Researchers examined the effectiveness of transoral incisionless fundoplication in controlling symptoms associated with chronic refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a poster presented at ACG 2018, Oct. 5-10 in Philadelphia.

Gerard Isenberg, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Cleveland-based University Hospitals.

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

Fight Colorectal Cancer awarded a research grant to Christine Sardo Molmenti, PhD, and Heather Hampel to advance research on early-onset colorectal cancer.

Exact Sciences posted $118.3 million in third quarter 2018 revenue, a 63 percent year-over-year increase.

  The Colon Cancer Coalition's stolen inflatable colon was found Monday outside a vacant house, the Star Tribune reported.