GI & Endoscopy

Here are the five most popular gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of Aug. 23 to Aug. 29, 2018:

Attleboro (Mass.) Gastroenterology Associates added Tanvi Khurana, MD, to its staff, Wicked Local reports.

The National Cancer Institute added Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso's screening program, Against Colorectal Cancer in Our Neighborhoods, into its Research-Tested Intervention Programs database.

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

Steven Pletcher, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Columbus, Ind.-based Southeastern Indiana Gastroenterology.

Gastroenterologist Gilbert Simoni, MD, of Advanced Gastroenterology in Thousand Oaks, Calif., discusses the key challenges and opportunities for gastroenterology physicians today.

Assemblymember Victor Pichardo, D-N.Y., paid a visit to Mid-Bronx (N.Y.) Endoscopy Center in honor of National ASC Month.

The American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is offering a series of activities to help gastroenterologists meet their Merit-based Incentive Payment System improvement activities reporting requirement for 2018.

State Sen. Anthony Avella, D-N.Y., visited Fresh Meadows, N.Y.-based Queens Endoscopy Center in honor of National ASC Month.

Creo Medical Group raised about $63 million (£48.5 million) in funding after selling 38.8 million new shares, Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Review reports.