GI & Endoscopy

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recommends providers encourage chronic heartburn patients to think differently about their disease and recognize its potential effects.

Patient adherence to the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases' chronic hepatitis B virus guidelines is suboptimal, according to a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Advisor reports.

A mother whose five children are at high genetic risk for colon cancer was searching for a facility where they could undergo regular screenings. She selected New Lenox, Ill.-based Silver Cross Endoscopy Center, The Herald-News reports.

St. Louis-based SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital will break ground on a $9 million pediatric healthcare center in St. Louis, the St. Louis Business Journal reports.

The American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American Gastroenterological Association praised a number of CMS' changes to the ASC payment final rule in a release.

  Jon LaPook, MD, gastroenterologist and chief medical correspondent for CBS News, underwent a colonoscopy aided by artificial intelligence, WDEF reported.

  Katie Farah, MD, is the director of the McCandless (Pa.) Endoscopy Center.

There were no differences in physical activity level, clinical characteristics or comorbid conditions among rectal cancer survivors who underwent either low anterior resection or abdominoperineal resection, according to a study in Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

Little Rock, Ark.-based Premier Gastroenterology Associates partnered with real estate company Newmark Moses Tucker Partners of Little Rock to turn a closed Kmart shopping center into its new practice.

Gardner, Mass.-based Heywood Healthcare recognized several of its providers, including gastroenterologist Edmund J. Taylor, MD, during a dinner event, Athol Daily News reports.