GI & Endoscopy

Teleflex's LMA Gastro Airway with Cuff Pilot device increases airway insertion and endoscopy success rate in patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, according to a prospective study in the British Journal of Anaesthesia.

Here are four practices with gastroenterology services making news:

Here are six gastroenterology-focused ASCs or facilities that were newly opened or announced in January.

Arnold Levy, MD, is a gastroenterology EMR strategic advisor at gMed, a Modernizing Medicine Company, touting 40-plus years of clinical experience, Dr. Levy recently retired from the practice he founded, Washington, D.C.-based Capital Digestive Health, to serve as an advisor…

The U.S. will be among the nations with the largest increases in Crohn's disease burden from 2016 to 2026, according to analytics company GlobalData.

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

Reston, Va.-based The Gastroenterology Group will begin offering clinical research to its patients through a partnership with Elligo Health Research.

Ammar Hemaidan, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Daytona Beach, Fla.-based Advanced Medical Center.

Copenhagen, Denmark-based Zealand Pharma and UniQuest, the commercialization company of The University of Queensland in Australia, are collaborating to develop new drug candidates inspired by venoms to treat gastrointestinal diseases.

William Chey, MD, is joining Ritter Pharmaceuticals' medical advisory board.