GI & Endoscopy

Cheryl Cox, MD, is a gastroenterologist at South Charleston, W.Va.-based Kanawha Valley Gastroenterology Associates.

Here are the five most popular gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of May 14 to May 18, 2018.

John Litchfield, DO, is a gastroenterologist at Charleston, S.C.-based Palmetto Digestive Health Specialists.

May 19 is World IBD Day, which aims to raise awareness about inflammatory bowel diseases.

Lawmakers are questioning the West Virginia Board of Medicine's decision to give a physician accused of sexually assaulting patients permission to retain his medical license, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reports.

Here are three practices with gastroenterology services making news:

Massachusetts launched its CompareCare website to provide residents a view into the cost and quality of healthcare facilities around the state.

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

Rachna Shroff, MD, joined Tucson-based University of Arizona Cancer Center to serve as its gastrointestinal medical oncology chief. She will also serve as its Data and Safety Monitoring Board chair and as an associate professor.

More than half — 53 percent — of gastroenterologists are employed at hospitals or other healthcare organizations, according to the Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2018.