GI & Endoscopy

A study, published in Gut, examined if colonic mucosa-associated taxa are orally derived and if oral microbiome screening is suitable for colorectal cancer.

Damage to the instrument channels of endoscopes could jeopardize device cleanliness, according to a study presented at Digestive Disease Week 2017, May 6-9 in Chicago, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News reports.

Here are the five most popular gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of Oct. 2 to Oct. 6, 2017.

Joseph P. Tassoni Jr., MD, is a gastroenterologist at Florence, Mass.-based Hampshire Gastroenterology Associates.

Here are five gastroenterologists making news this past week.

EnteroMedics acquired ReShape Medical and its ReShape Dual Weight Loss Balloon, a minimally invasive intragastric balloon system.

Takeda, Sweden-based Karolinska Institutet and The Structural Genomics Consortium entered into a pre-competitive and proprietary collaboration to research and test potential intervention points for inflammatory bowel disease. 

CMS and Acumen are field testing a new screening/surveillance colonoscopy cost-saving Merit-based Incentive Payment System measure.

Phoenix Endoscopy is the procedure center of Arizona Digestive Health, also in Phoenix.

Here are six practices and hospitals making headlines this past week.