GI & Endoscopy

GI surgeon-turned-entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD, reached a deal to buy The Los Angeles Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune.

EndoGastric Solutions published five-year follow-up data on the effectiveness of transoral incisionless fundoplication 2.0 procedures in controlling gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Medicine partnered with Toronto, Canada-based patient engagement and care management platform SeamlessMD, the Birmingham Business Journal reports.

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

The American Gastroenterological Association released new clinical guidelines, published in Gastroenterology, on the initial management of acute pancreatitis.

Corpus Christi Endoscopy Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Here are five things to know about the center:

Here are the 16 states with the lowest colorectal cancer screening rates, based on the American Cancer Society's report "Colorectal Cancer: Facts & Figures 2017-2019."

Newark-based GI Specialists of Delaware gastroenterologist Michael Bass, MD, became a partner at Wilmington, Del.-based Limestone Surgical Center.

Douglas Miller, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Connecticut GI in Meriden.

The Pennsylvania Employees Benefit Trust Fund will cover bariatric surgery for some of its state employees.