GI & Endoscopy

Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, based in Deerfield, Ill., is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Japanese Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.

Korina Bersentes, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Boulder, Colo.-based Gastroenterology of the Rockies.

Here are four practices with gastroenterology services making news.

Miami-based Kendall Endoscopy Center created a cake in honor of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

Oakland, Calif.-based Highland Health was fined by California state $39,187 for several quality-related incidents, CBS SF Bay Area reports.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolina Digestive Health Associates is notifying patients that a former employee stole their personal data.

Colorectal surgeon Eric Haas, MD, reconstructed an ulcerative colitis patient's colon using the da Vinci Xi surgical robot at Houston Methodist Hospital April 16, TMC News reports.

Health Union released its IBS in America 2018 survey, highlighting the effects of irritable bowel syndrome according to 1,584 people who have the disease.

The FDA awarded Cantel Medical's Advantage Plus Pass-Thru automated endoscope reprocessor 510k clearance.

The FDA issued an alert to physicians and facilities about possible cross contamination caused by 24-hour multipatient use endoscope connectors.