GI & Endoscopy

Allergy and immunology, rheumatology, specialized surgery and critical care residents were the top four highest paid this year, beating gastroenterology residents in the No. 5 slot, according to the Medscape 2018 Residents Salary & Debt Report.

Nadege Gunn, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Austin (Texas) Gastroenterology.

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

Lumendi's DiLumen EIP earned CE certification.

Takeda has a new "core country" in its sights: China, Bloomberg reports.

Boston Scientific's endoscopy, urology and pelvic health divisions are propelling the company's growth, Seeking Alpha reports.

Gastroenterology purchasing organization Gastrologix partnered with Stratis Medical to distribute Stratis products.

Arnold Levy, MD, advisor, gMed, Inc., a Modernizing Medicine company, discusses how the transition to value-based care is affecting gastroenterology and how GI groups can maximize their resources to provide the best care possible.

A new study conducted in the UK and published in Gut found blood detected in stool is associated with an increased risk of death from a wide range of causes, not just colorectal cancer.

New research published in Cancer shows sending colorectal cancer screening kits in the mail increases the number of screenings, paving the way to improving screening on a larger scale.