GI & Endoscopy

Here are three practices with gastroenterology services making news:

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

Proton pump inhibitors do not increase the risk of first-time stroke in regular users, according to study published in Gastroenterology.

Dublin, Ireland-based Allergan Pharmaceuticals is a global company focused on developing and commercializing branded drugs, devices and surgical solutions.

The FDA approved Custom Ultrasonics' 83 Plus Automated Endoscope Reprocessors for use in healthcare facilities to wash and disinfect flexible endoscopes, duodenoscopes and scope accessories between use.

Whitinsville, Mass.-based Interscope was founded to develop interventional endoscopic techniques that promote the shift to outpatient surgery.

William Wu, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Eugene (Ore.) Gastroenterology Consultants.

Berlin, Md.-based Atlantic General Endoscopy Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Sussex Countian reports.

Researchers discovered what may be a new organ: a network of fluid-filled spaces in connective tissues all over the body known as the interstitium, Scientific American reports.

The 2018 AGA Shark Tank featured five innovators presenting their new gastroenterology technologies to a panel of sharks including GI experts, a venture capitalist and a commercial payer among others at the 2018 AGA Tech Summit, March 21 to March…