GI & Endoscopy

GMed, a Modernizing Medicine  company, named gastroenterologist Arnold Levy, MD, one of its gastroenterology EMR strategic advisors. 

A study, published in the British Journal of Cancer, examined how the Myosin V family impacts colorectal cancer.

Valeska Balderas, MD, was recognized as a 2018 Top Doctor in McAllen, Texas, by Top Doctor Awards.

Here are three practices with gastroenterology services making news:

The American Gastroenterological Association enrolled the first participant into the Fecal Microbiota Transplantation National Registry, which is planned to be the largest FMT study to date.

New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine scientists identified the immune cells and bacterial antigens that control gut fungi immune responses, according to an article in Science.

Abivax, a biotechnology company, is beginning an extension study concerning ABX464-102, its ulcerative colitis therapy, to evaluate the drug's safety and efficacy.

Water recreation in the United States accounts for over 90 million cases of GI and other illnesses per year, with an annual cost of approximately $2.9 billion, according to a study published in Environmental Health.

Wilmington, Ohio-based CMH Regional Health System will acquire Cincinnati-based Southwest Ohio Gastroenterology and Clinton County Outpatient Surgery in Wilmington, effective Feb. 1. 

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