GI & Endoscopy

The Colon Cancer Coalition's giant, inflatable colon was stolen from a parked pickup truck, KMBC 9 News reports.

A study published in Gastroenterology states children who develop inflammatory bowel disease face an increased mortality rate in childhood and in their adult lives, Medical XPress reports.

Exact Sciences acquired sample preservation technology developer Biomatrica to support efforts to develop a blood-based cancer detection test.

Physicians in California are using artificial intelligence to make colonoscopies more accurate, CBS Boston reported.

 Ronnie Fass, MD is a gastroenterologist at Cleveland-based MetroHealth system. 

Japan's Fair Trade Commission approved Takeda's $62 billion acquisition of Shire, inching the drugmaker closer to complete regulatory approval, Reuters reports.

University of Cincinnati researchers recommend the entire adult population undergo a one-time universal screening to combat a growing incidence of hepatitis C cases, Medical Xpress reports.

Providers should prescribe patients with an afternoon colonoscopy same-day bowel preparation instead of the split-dose alternative, Medscape reports.

Scott Strong, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine.

Here are three updates on GI companies from the past week: