GI & Endoscopy

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:

Here are four new GI driven ASCs and facilities that were opened or announced in September 2018:

James Whatley IV, MD, joined Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Medical Group's Gastrointestinal Specialists.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recognized Stamford (Conn.) Health's endoscopy center through its Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program.

With a rapidly growing presence in the U.S., nurse practitioners are uniquely positioned to promote colorectal cancer screening in rural settings, according to AJMC.

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network volunteer Catherine Blackstone is one of many urging U.S. legislators to close the colonoscopy loophole, according to an article in The Logan Daily News.